Tokioka Room (Moore 319)
November 30th, 1999
3:00 pm
China's telecommunications sector has grown remarkably quickly in the past 25 years, and today has the largest number of telephone and Internet users in the world. This talk examines the factors that have brought about this monumental change, and focuses on the role of the Chinese government, Chinese companies, and foreign businesses in the transformation. In examining the Internet, it also considers potential problems associated with the government's desire for control of the flow of information.
Eric Harwit is a professor of Asian Studies at the University of Hawaii. He teaches courses on East Asian political, economic and business development. He is the author of the books China's Automobile Industry and, most recently, China's Telecommunications Revolution (Oxford University Press, 2008). Harwit holds a PhD in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a diploma from the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing.
All listed events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Daniel Tschudi, 956-8891, e-mail: dtschudi@hawaii.edu