HomeTechnologiesChina Trends #10 - How AI Will Transform ChinaPolicy Paper November 2021China Trends #10 How AI Will Transform China Asia Tech & InnovationShareAuthors Viviana Zhu China analyst, former Research Fellow, Institut Montaigne’s Asia Program Viviana Zhu was Research Fellow at Institut Montaigne until January 2023. Prior to that, as Coordinator of the Asia Program of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Viviana was responsible for event coordination, reporting, and research support. François Godement Special Advisor and Resident Senior Fellow - U.S. and Asia François Godement is Institut Montaigne’s Special Advisor and Resident Senior Fellow - Asia and America. He is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C., and an external consultant for the Policy Planning Staff of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. Pierre Sel Associate Researcher - Asia Programme An associate researcher with Institut Montaigne’s Asia Programme, Pierre Sel is also a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Vienna. As a political science researcher, he closely follows developments of digital technologies, having also worked on A.I., quantum technologies, fintech and cloud computing. While working for the CEA-Leti as deputy representative based at the French Embassy in Beijing (2020-2022), he wrote weekly briefings and in-depth memo covering governments plans and industry developments (focusing on sensors, automotive, photonics, as well as AI chips). The position also included regular coordination with partner countries as well as industry representatives. Regular monitoring and briefing were also an essential component of his work as the co-founder of EastIsRed, an advisory company focusing on China-related developments. Rebecca Arcesati Analyst at the Mercator Institute for China Studies Rebecca Arcesati is an Analyst at the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS). Her research focuses on China’s digital and technology policies and how they impact Europe. She covers digital infrastructure and the global expansion of Chinese tech firms, data and emerging tech governance issues, as well as EU-China relations in the technology and innovation spaces.Prior to joining MERICS, Rebecca was involved in a project helping Italian tech startups scale up in China and worked on gender equality with the United Nations in Beijing. She holds an LL.M. in China Studies with a focus on Politics and International Relations from Peking University, where she was a Yenching Scholar. She also received an MA in International Studies from the University of Turin, with a specialization in China’s foreign policy and political economy. Rebecca studied Chinese language in Beijing and Dalian and holds a BA in Language Mediation and Cross-Cultural Communication. Download Publication (19 pages)