Yasheng Huang

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Yasheng Huang is International Program Professor in Chinese Economy and Business and Professor of Global Economics and Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

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Can the Belt and Road Become a Trap for China?
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Can the Belt and Road Become a Trap for China?

May 22, 2019 Yasheng Huang says Chinese policymakers should repair relations with the West rather than push large infrastructure projects.

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America’s Second Sputnik Moment?
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America’s Second Sputnik Moment?

Jul 6, 2018 Yasheng Huang says the US should respond to “Made in China 2025” with the same urgency as during the space race.

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Republicans’ Responsibility for Gun Violence
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Republicans’ Responsibility for Gun Violence

Oct 6, 2017 Yasheng Huang lays the US government's failure to address mass gun violence squarely at the feet of the GOP.

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Making Economic Sanctions on North Korea Work
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Making Economic Sanctions on North Korea Work

Sep 20, 2017 Yasheng Huang says the key is to bring China – the only country that really matters – fully on board.

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A Bull Named Trump in a Shop Called China
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A Bull Named Trump in a Shop Called China

Jan 3, 2017 Yasheng Huang marvels at the US president-elect's ability to provoke and empower Asia's rising hegemon.

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The Fall of the Berlin Wall and Social Democracy

Daron Acemoglu

The fall of the Berlin Wall heralded not only the collapse of communism in Europe, but also the destruction of a broader – and far more constructive – social-democratic compact. To prevent a return to extremism and instability, that compact must be refashioned for the twenty-first century.

China’s Risky Endgame in Hong Kong

Minxin Pei

In 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared that by the time the People’s Republic celebrates its centenary in 2049, it should be a “great modern socialist country” with an advanced economy. But following through with planned measures to tighten mainland China's grip on Hong Kong would make achieving that goal all but impossible.