Title: China-US Stageic Game and Great Innovate Changes
Speaker: Professor Xianhai Huang
Time: 11th June, 18:30
Venue: Godlen Hall
Abstract: Titled “The U.S.-China Strategic Game and Major Innovation Transformation,” the presentation delved into three key areas: the broader trends in U.S.-China relations, the surge of innovation in Hangzhou, and the main pathways through which artificial intelligence drives industrial transformation. It highlighted the imperative for contemporary entrepreneurs to maintain a global perspective, strategically anticipate technological shifts, lead in building innovation ecosystems, and seize the initiative in navigating profound changes unfolding over a century. Using Hangzhou’s “Six Little Dragons” enterprises as a case study, the analysis illustrated their deep collaboration with Zhejiang University and the city of Hangzhou. It pointed out that behind Hangzhou’s innovation boom lies a significant leap in innovation pathways, embodied in “one paradigm and three mechanisms”: the innovation paradigm of the digital age, the youth-led mechanism, the “dual empowerment engine” mechanism, and the “dual frontiers” mechanism.
Profile: Professor Huang Xianhai, Vice President of Zhejiang University and Dean of the Qingshan Academy of Business, delivered a lecture titled Sino-U.S. Strategic Game and Major Innovation Transformation at the Qingshan Lecture Hall. He analyzed the trends in Sino-U.S. relations and China’s strategic responses, and introduced the One Paradigm, Three Mechanisms behind Hangzhou’s innovation surge. Professor Huang also proposed a third macro-policy framework aimed at innovation-driven growth. The lecture attracted over 200 participants, including faculty, students, and scholars such as Professors Zhang Junsen, Miao Jianjun, Zhou Weihua, Yu Xunda, and Shen Wei. It was chaired by Professor Wu Xiaobo, a Distinguished Expert of Zhejiang Province and Executive Dean of the Qingshan Academy of Business.
In his talk, Professor Huang emphasized that China should strengthen international alliances, boost domestic trade, support enterprises through tax reductions, stabilize financial markets, and enhance innovation. Using the “Hangzhou Six Little Dragons” as a case study, he illustrated how human intelligence and data have become core inputs in the digital era, facilitated by youth-driven innovation, platform-city “dual empowerment,” and Zhejiang University’s “dual frontier” mechanism integrating research and practice. He further highlighted talent as the key to AI development and called for differentiated industrial and patent strategies, proactive government support, and greater university-industry collaboration to accelerate innovation.
