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Angela Huyue Zhang

Angela Huyue Zhang

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Angela Huyue Zhang, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Philip K. H. Wong Center for Chinese Law at the University of Hong Kong, is the author of the forthcoming High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs its Economy (Oxford University Press, 2024). She will soon join the faculty of the USC Gould School of Law.

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  1. Angela Huyue Zhang on Chinese innovation, regulation, AI, and more
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    Angela Huyue Zhang on Chinese innovation, regulation, AI, and more

    Mar 19, 2024 Angela Huyue Zhang warns that China’s lax approach to regulating artificial intelligence could lead to a crisis, highlights the impact of the market’s deep-seated mistrust of the Chinese legal system, considers how Western regulatory trends influence China, and more.

  2. The Case for Regulating Generative AI Through Common Law
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    The Case for Regulating Generative AI Through Common Law

    Feb 15, 2024 S. Alex Yang & Angela Huyue Zhang propose a regulatory framework that is both adaptable and tailored to specific contexts.

  3. China’s Short-Sighted AI Regulation
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    China’s Short-Sighted AI Regulation

    Dec 8, 2023 Angela Huyue Zhang assesses a recent court ruling allowing copyright protection for content generated by artificial intelligence.

  4. Chinese Regulators Give AI Firms a Helping Hand
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    Chinese Regulators Give AI Firms a Helping Hand

    Oct 3, 2023 Angela Huyue Zhang thinks the rules governing generative artificial intelligence give domestic firms a competitive advantage.

  5. Alibaba and the Forced Restructuring
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    Alibaba and the Forced Restructuring

    Apr 5, 2023 Jin Li & Angela Huyue Zhang decode the market's jubilant reaction to the tech giant's flawed plan to split into six independent entities.

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    The West Must Not Let Putin Win

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    Navigating Major Transitions in an Uncertain Economy

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     explain why policymakers should become more involved in shaping or creating digital-payments infrastructure.
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