EPISODE · Jan 31, 2020 · 56 MIN
Tesla’s future in China, technology tensions, and the trade war on ‘pause’
from ChinaTalk · host Jordan Schneider
Gordon Orr is a senior adviser at McKinsey & Company and a non-executive board member at both Lenovo and Meituan-Dianping. In this week’s episode of China EconTalk, he and Jordan examine collateral economic damages as a result of the trade war, take a look at the role of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and how it could change in an era of increasing U.S.-China tensions, and forecast Tesla’s future in China, which could be tied to Huawei telecommunications infrastructure in Germany. 4:16: The economic consequences of the trade war 16:42: Industrial policy in China 24:08: Hong Kong financial markets 29:02: Electronic vehicles and Tesla’s Chinese dream 37:26: Chinese consumers don’t want to buy houses Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Gordon Orr is a senior adviser at McKinsey & Company and a non-executive board member at both Lenovo and Meituan-Dianping. In this week’s episode of China EconTalk, he and Jordan examine collateral economic damages as a result of the trade war, take a look at the role of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and how it could change in an era of increasing U.S.-China tensions, and forecast Tesla’s future in China, which could be tied to Huawei telecommunications infrastructure in Germany. 4:16: The economic consequences of the trade war 16:42: Industrial policy in China 24:08: Hong Kong financial markets 29:02: Electronic vehicles and Tesla’s Chinese dream 37:26: Chinese consumers don’t want to buy houses Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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