Steven Hai

Asst. Prof @XJTLU | Tech-Innov & Digi. Entrepreneurship| Aff. @aiatkings| PhD @KingsCollegeLon|🛸@GPS_UCSD @HKUniversity @ZrcSazu| Co-founder @FatDoods_NFT

[Steven Hai @Stevenhai08]

Utterly thrilled to present our studies on the co-evolution of Saudi-China techno-scientific cooperation and digital upgrading. Credit goes to my colleagues @MohammedSudairi and Kameal Alahmad. Moreover, we’d like to send special appreciation to @EvanFeigenbaum and @CarnegieEndow

[Mohammed T. Alsudairi 苏墨涵 @MohammedSudairi]

Glad to finally be able to share this study I wrote with Steven Hai and Kameal Alahmad examining the past and present of Saudi Arabia's techno-scientific transformation, and China's role therein. Many thanks to @EvanFeigenbaum for the opportunity! https://t.co/TNU3DJMHmB

[Robyn Klingler Vidra @RobynVidra]

@Afinetheorem What a thought provoking class!

On the “great man theory” to explain what’s attempted, our World Development paper may be of interest. We show who is “governing the market”, in terms of where and what innovation policy leaders studied and worked: https://t.co/t9KhaV1Foh

[Steven Hai @Stevenhai08]

A truly sobering, insightful and timely work, @MohammedSudairi! To me, Gulf’s “divided on the best way forward” could be considered as a dynamic agenda-making process for autonomy, positioning and development vision amid the great power competition. @ForeignAffairs

[Foreign Affairs @ForeignAffairs]

As China’s interest in securing Gulf Arab states declines, leaders in the region are “divided on the best way forward,” write Mohammed Alsudairi, @AGhiselliChina, and @AaronGlasserman.
https://t.co/vRmXl1vt8e

[Steven Hai @Stevenhai08]

Very timely and insightful discussion, many thx for the inspiration and would love to know more about what does it mean to the tech competition beyond the Sino-US context. @vshih2 @fonstuinstra

[Fons Tuinstra, China Speakers Bureau @fonstuinstra]

What does China want out of its relationship with the US? – Victor Shih
https://t.co/n1WxRDQLnI

[Steven Hai @Stevenhai08]

Many thx for having me @TheEconomist! China’s young generation of entrepreneur is indeed eager to interact with the industrial policy, especially regarding the tech-innovation sectors, yet the actual agenda has complex mechanisms, and it’s challenging to have short-term input.

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

A willingness to put in longer hours than anyone else in the world is what built China’s economy over the past thirty years, one investor says. But the country’s new tycoons have adopted a more relaxed style of management https://t.co/TKP3Z74opC

[Steven Hai @Stevenhai08]

Many thx Burak! Hope to discuss with you more on the comparative studies of industrial upgrading in China and Turkey.

[Burak Gürel @BurakGurel1980]

"The 15th Five-Year Plan wagers that a state-mobilised system can cut across subnational differences and cultivate the open-ended inquiry it has historically struggled to sustain." https://t.co/yPP69sKwE0

[Steven Hai @Stevenhai08]

An insightful and critical monograph sheds light on one of the most challenging and complex grounds in the Chinese political and economic system. The discussion carries true gravity to engage further with key issues surrounding China’s tech-innovation development. @jiang_nan_zhu

[Cambridge Economics @CambUP_Econ]

New Cambridge Element, Bribery as a Third Path to Power?, by Jiangnan Zhu, out now! Read Open Access at
https://t.co/Xg8U8lJ7JR
#cambridgeelements #openaccess #economics

[Steven Hai @Stevenhai08]

@MohammedSudairi huge congratulations to you, brother! What an achievement!

[caisanu @caisanu]

DECRA success! Congrats to Dr Dr Alsudairi!
His project contributes to global discussions on religion, politics, and state power, particularly in understudied intersections between Islam and East Asia. Read more ⤵️ #auspol
https://t.co/QIcLAi2Xyy

[Steven Hai @Stevenhai08]

An insightful and critical monograph sheds light on one of the most challenging and complex grounds in the Chinese political and economic system. The discussion carries true gravity to engage further with key issues surrounding China’s development trajectory of tech-innovation.

[Jiangnan Zhu 朱江南 @jiang_nan_zhu]

Bribery as a Third Path to Power? OPEN ACCESS. A new framework for understanding political selection in China and beyond, based on 2,500+ office-purchase cases. Thanks to everyone who helped make my book possible. Read and download: https://t.co/wyAHkyUiLs

[Steven Hai @Stevenhai08]

A timely and insightful geo-tech discussion.

[Andrew Stokols @astoks]

EVs, batteries, and data centers: The Transformation of Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor, by @astoks https://t.co/C8QkNErEDI

[Steven Hai @Stevenhai08]

Salute to @kyleichan @subtextzerodha, an enjoyable extra brain workload for the upcoming weekday studies!

[Subtext by Zerodha @subtextzerodha]

What explains China’s extraordinary manufacturing rise, and what does it reveal about the future of global power?

We spoke with @kyleichan, whose work focuses on China's industrial policy, manufacturing, and US–China relations.

A 🧵of some standout quotes:

[Steven Hai @Stevenhai08]

Many thx for the @east_asia_forum! What China’s STI system can and cannot achieve in advancing frontier science will shape the architecture of global technological competition in the decade ahead. @aiatkings @lauchinainst @psa_TIP @jordanschneider @kyleichan @GPS_UCSD

[East Asia Forum @east_asia_forum]

The 15th Five-Year Plan seeks to turn China’s industrial strength into frontier science, but structural constraints may determine how far it can go, writes Steven Jiawei Hai.
https://t.co/J6CFit7xT3

[Steven Hai @Stevenhai08]

A must listen, thx for the inspiration @kyleichan @tphuang

[Kyle Chan @kyleichan]

I've been looking forward to this for a long time.

@tphuang and I talk about China & AI supply chains:
- DeepSeek V4 + Huawei chips
- AI bottlenecks
- Energy infrastructure
- Edge AI
- Robotics supply chains

Special crossover episode of High Capacity podcast & China Tech Talk👇

[Scott Kennedy @KennedyCSIS]

JUST OUT! Over the past few decades, China’s high-tech drive has made enormous yet uneven progress, both in general and within specific industries. These advances have directly translated into enhanced international power and influence for China. Here's my quick analysis in 10 charts.
https://t.co/lMYcUuS7sj

[Steven Hai @Stevenhai08]

What a lovely performance! HKICF2026 Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School（Primary Senior Choir）https://t.co/lTnh2hTpMD

[Steven Hai @Stevenhai08]

Thx @taomo_zhou! Next time, when I visit North HuaQiang Building in Shenzhen, I will surely grasp a multilayered understanding of its historical gravity because of this fascinating research. Yet, another layer (with sorrow) is that no video recording for this seminar…

[Taomo Zhou 周陶沫 @taomo_zhou]

Looking forward to sharing my research on the Cold War origins of Shenzhen’s consumer electronics industry tomorrow! Thank you Victor Seow for the invitation!

[Steven Hai @Stevenhai08]

It’s my true delight to discuss with @xiaoying_you @Nature on how China balances self-reliance and open innovation in the whole chain of innovation as it poses the challenge and opportunity beyond the 15th Five-Year Plan. @lauchinainst @aiatkings @kyleichan @jordanschneider

[nature @Nature]

China is pledging to use ‘extraordinary measures’ to support the country's bid to become a global leader in artificial intelligence, quantum technology and other cutting-edge technological fields

https://t.co/j52Oq5dLoE

[Steven Hai @Stevenhai08]

A must-read! With sobering insights and novel dispassionate perspectives, this monograph clearly reveals an intertwined system of power, institutions and political struggles in China that is more complex and dynamic than a clustering of kaleidoscopes. @jiang_nan_zhu

[Jiangnan Zhu 朱江南 @jiang_nan_zhu]

Bribery as a Third Path to Power? - https://t.co/wyAHkyUiLs My Cambridge Element, based on two self-compiled datasets on personnel corruption in China, proposes a tripartite framework: performance, patronage, and purchase, to reimagine political selection in authoritarian states.

[Steven Hai @Stevenhai08]

@MohammedSudairi Well pointed out, Mohammed! It will be interesting to look closer and further on how joint R&D around critical tech-innovation and industries between China and Saudi would look like in the coming years.

[Steven Hai @Stevenhai08]

Many thx for having me @Nature! Beijing’s strategic pivot toward foundational R&D in the 15th Five-Year Plan underscores a resolve to move from following global technology trends to defining them. @aiatkings @lauchinainst @vshih2 @jordanschneider @kyleichan

[nature @Nature]

The Chinese government is ramping up its support for science

https://t.co/WhvJWtqz5b

[Steven Hai @Stevenhai08]

A thoroughly articulated piece goes beyond tech domain. De facto, a methodology work for understanding tech-ecosystem and its societal agenda. Deeply resonates with the interconnected and intertwined industrial trajectories of China’s new manufacturing evolution. @taoburr

[Tao Burga @taoburr]

How much control do we have over technological development?

Usually, not much. I think the evidence suggests we live in a strongly technologically deterministic world.

But sometimes, we can make small changes to tech development that have massive, lasting consequences:

Nuclear proliferation, COVID vaccines, permissive action links — what do these successful examples have in common?

Accelerating the development of critical technologies can alter the relative sequence in which they arrive. Small changes at the right time can make all the difference.

I think we’re in this critical window of opportunity for AI right now. Where, how, and in what order technologies are developed will likely decide whether we reach a good or a bad future.

There is no fundamental reason why everything should go well; no law of the universe conspiring to make things better.

We can acknowledge the strong constraints of tech determinism and still assume responsibility, take charge, and design a future that lives up to our optimism.

My first Substack post, in MACROSCIENCE
→ https://t.co/bYFDG8mTuy