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Session Five : Navigating Chinese Investment, Trade, and Technology

Chinese trade and investments into California have grown exponentially over the last decade. But they have come under increasing pressure following geopolitical and economic tensions between the two nations. This session will explore the role of Chinese economic activity in California and implications for the post-Covid recovery.

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U.S.-China economic relations have grown increasingly fraught and competitive of late. Yet even amidst intensifying tensions, these two major economies remain intertwined. While keeping alert to national security concerns, the economic strength of the United States will depend on brokering a productive competition with China. Precipitous decoupling of trade, investment, and human talent flows between the two nations will inflict unnecessary harm to U.S. economic interests - and that of California.