David Hoffman: U.S.-China Trade Talks and Tech Tensions
Today we’re joined by David Hoffman, Senior Vice President – Asia, and Managing Director of the China Center for Economics and Business at the Conference Board. Hoffman has over 30 years’ experience as a resident analyst and business developer in the Greater China region. He joined the Conference Board 11 years ago, and prior to that led the Technology, InfoComms, and Entertainment Advisory practice of PWC in China for 21 years. We caught up with David at a May 9, 2019 AmCham Shanghai event, during which he provided an update on U.S.-China trade relations and negotiations. In this episode we discuss the changing atmosphere from “strategic patience” to “strategic impatience,” the possibility of U.S.-China technological separation, and Chinese domestic innovation.
