US-China Tech Competition

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Juris Doctor, Undergraduate

This course will examine the evolution and nature of the evolving advanced technology competition between the U.S. and China. It will explore China’s past and current technology-related economic policies and how they have evolved and currently operate. It will examine a select number of key advanced industries/technologies (such as AI, robotics, biotech, and 5G equipment) where U.S.-China competition is playing out and the implications for America of success or failure. Finally, it will examine U.S. industrial and technology policy related to competitiveness over the past half century, the nature of the current debate and policies, and what the United States should do to assure that it does not fall behind China on key advanced industries.