Industrial Policy, "Overcapacity," and U.S.-China Trade: A Conversation with Cambridge's Jostein Hauge

In this episode of the Sinica Podcast, Kaiser Kuo interviews Jostein Hauge, a Cambridge political scientist specializing in development studies, about China's economic development and its perception in the West. They discuss the normalization of anti-China sentiment, the roots of this hostility, and how it affects objective analysis of China's development model. Hauge challenges the notion of China as the "worst trading partner," addresses the issue of industrial overcapacity, particularly in renewable energy, and defends technology transfer as essential for developing countries. The conversation also covers China's industrial policy, its role in global value chains, and the sustainability of its economic strategies amid geopolitical tensions, as well as intellectual property rights. They explore China's shift towards a post-carbon industrial base and the implications for global inequality, concluding with a discussion on the need for a new international economic order that includes greater power for non-Western countries.