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Professor Howard Davies reflects on 33 years straddling China and the West

Having lived in Hong Kong since 1990, Prof. Howard Davies has watched Western commentators descriptions of and predictions about China with some perplexity. There seem to be three sources of misguided analysis. The first is just bias, which can come from both positive and negative perspectives. Writers pick the facts that fit their chosen narrative of “Coming Collapse” or “China Rules the World”. Second, there is just plain sloppy thinking. Third, there is the failure to take institutional and cultural differences into account. This talk reflects on his 33 years of working and living in Hong Kong and China to construct a plea for a more balanced and nuanced approach.