GDI Lecture Series: Clash of Powers: US-China Rivalry in Global Trade Governance
| Dates: | 3 November 2021 |
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| Times: | 16:00 - 17:30 |
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| What is it: | Webinar |
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| Organiser: | Global Development Institute |
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| How much: | Free |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public, Secondary schools |
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| Speaker: | Kristen Hopewell |
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In this talk, Kristen Hopewell presents research from her new book analysing the impact of growing US-China conflict on the multilateral trading system. Hopewell argues that China’s ascent has significantly weakened American control over the governing institutions of the trading system and its power to write the rules of global trade. The US and China are engaged in a pitched battle to set the rules of global economic competition, and the confrontation between these two dominant powers has paralyzed global trade rule-making. The China Paradox – the fact that China is both a developing country and an economic powerhouse – has created significant challenges for global trade governance. While China demands exemptions from global trade disciplines as a developing country, the US refuses to extend special treatment to its rival. The implications of this conflict extend far beyond trade, impeding pro-development and pro-environment reforms of the global trading system.
Register for free here - https://zoom.us/webinar/register/8616354250069/WN_PH2fEW-CRpKWQBAM5QMeDA
Speaker
Kristen Hopewell
Role: Canada Research Chair in Global Policy
Organisation: The University of British Colombia
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