Lecturer in Political Economy, King's College London
I am currently engaged in four research projects. First, since 2010 I have been investigating why and how the Silicon Valley venture capital policy model is adapted as it diffuses, with particular emphasis on the forms venture capital policies take in East Asia. My book on the topic - The Venture Capital State: The Silicon Valley Model in East Asia - is published by Cornell University Press this year. Second, I am investigating East Asian governments' shift from supporting state-owned enterprises and conglomerates, to SMEs and start-ups in the post-East Asian Financial Crisis. Third, I explore the role of venture capital in China's sustainable economic development. Fourth, I am working with a team at King's College London to establish a framework for assessing the 'external rate of return' of business activity across broadly-defined economic and social parameters.
Feb 14, 2024 02:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Chinas national champions for computer chip or semiconductor design and manufacturing, HiSilicon and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), are making waves in Washington. SMIC was long...
The microchip industry would implode if China invaded Taiwan, and it would affect everyone
Jun 10, 2023 11:31 am UTC| Technology
A conflict between the US and China over computer chips or semiconductors has been escalating in recent months. In particular, the US has taken steps to limit Chinas access to advanced chip technology amid heightened...
Vietnam has reported no coronavirus deaths – how?
Apr 22, 2020 12:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Vietnam a developing country that has a large land border with China and a population of 97 million people has not reported a single death from coronavirus. As of April 21, the country had reported 268 cases of COVID-19,...
How sovereign wealth funds are inflating the Silicon Valley bubble
Aug 21, 2018 15:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Elon Musk jolted markets and shareholders when he tweeted his intention to take his electric car company, Tesla, private. Saudi billions, he proposed, could help the company escape the pressures of being publicly listed....
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