China Shock 2.0: The past and future of the US Labor Market
with HKS Prof. Gordon Hanson (Virtual)
Please join us with HKS Professor Gordon Hanson with a discussion about a phenomenon called the China Shock, which saw traditional U.S. manufacturing communities struggle in the early aughts as a repercussion of China’s growing trade power.
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 | 6:30pm - 7:30pm PT
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Cost: $10
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Now Prof. Hanson and co-author David Autor warn that China Shock 2.0 is on the way. In a guest essay in the New York Times, they wrote, “China Shock 2.0, the one that’s fast approaching, is where China goes from underdog to favorite.
Today, it is aggressively contesting the innovative sectors where the United States has long been the unquestioned leader: aviation, A.I., telecommunications, microprocessors, robotics, nuclear and fusion power, quantum computing, biotech and pharma, solar, batteries.”
To compete, the authors say, the United States will need more than tariffs; it will need a “better trade strategy,” including investment in key, innovative fields.
Who’s Invited:
• Harvard undergrad/grad alumni
• IvyPlus undergrad/grad alumni (Stanford, Penn, Columbia, MIT, Oxford, Cambridge, etc.)
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