April 23, 2025 — While Trade War 2.0 dominates the headlines, tariffs are only one part of a far more consequential competition now unfolding between the United States and China — one centered on the future of AI governance.

In this webinar co-hosted by the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis (CCA) and Asia Society Hong Kong, Lizzi C. Lee, CCA fellow on Chinese Economy, speaks with Brian Wong, assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong; Angela Zhang, professor of Law at the USC Gould School of Law; and Matt Pearl, director at CSIS Strategic Technologies Program to examine the escalating contest over foundational models, export controls, national security frameworks, and global standards. From the U.S. ban on Nvidia’s H20 chips to the growing scrutiny of China’s DeepSeek, and from Huawei’s cloud ambitions to the role of third-party states shaping AI norms, the stakes are intensifying. (41 min., 10 sec.)

This conversation part of the China’s DeepSeek Moment series.