A mock-up of a Comac C919 aircraft cockpit at the Comac Shanghai Research and Development Centre in Shanghai in 2017. With a sustained US-China power rivalry ahead, China must leverage its neighbours’ technologies more effectively. Photo: Bloomberg A mock-up of a Comac C919 aircraft cockpit at the Comac Shanghai Research and Development Centre in Shanghai in 2017. With a sustained US-China power rivalry ahead, China must leverage its neighbours’ technologies more effectively. Photo: Bloomberg
A mock-up of a Comac C919 aircraft cockpit at the Comac Shanghai Research and Development Centre in Shanghai in 2017. With a sustained US-China power rivalry ahead, China must leverage its neighbours’ technologies more effectively. Photo: Bloomberg
Winston Mok
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The View by Winston Mok

Asia’s future as a global tech powerhouse hinges on China-Japan relations

  • Unlike in Europe, the legacies of the Pacific War have not been resolved in Asia, preventing greater economic integration
  • RCEP cements the region’s claim as the heart of the global production network, and could help its tech leaders clinch the free trade deal that has eluded them

Winston Mok
Winston Mok

Updated: 4:45am, 9 Dec, 2020

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A mock-up of a Comac C919 aircraft cockpit at the Comac Shanghai Research and Development Centre in Shanghai in 2017. With a sustained US-China power rivalry ahead, China must leverage its neighbours’ technologies more effectively. Photo: Bloomberg A mock-up of a Comac C919 aircraft cockpit at the Comac Shanghai Research and Development Centre in Shanghai in 2017. With a sustained US-China power rivalry ahead, China must leverage its neighbours’ technologies more effectively. Photo: Bloomberg
A mock-up of a Comac C919 aircraft cockpit at the Comac Shanghai Research and Development Centre in Shanghai in 2017. With a sustained US-China power rivalry ahead, China must leverage its neighbours’ technologies more effectively. Photo: Bloomberg
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Winston Mok

Winston Mok

Winston Mok, a private investor, was previously a private equity investor. He held senior regional positions with EMP Global and GE Capital, and was a McKinsey consultant and initiated its China practice. Winston obtained his bachelor and master degrees from MIT.