Lecture Topic: Markets and the State – On the Dynamics of the Contemporary Global (Political) Economy

Speaker: Professor Markus Taube
Co-Director, Confucius Institute Metropolis Ruhr

Time: 10:00 AM, August 29, 2025
Location: Room 419, School of Economics and Management

Abstract:
The structures of the global economy, particularly the economic interactions between China and the West, have undergone significant changes in recent years. This lecture examines the political economy and endogenous forces driving these developments, which have led to the dissolution of the original win-win framework in Sino-Western economic relations. While economic policies previously prioritized promoting development and exchange, "economic statecraft" is now increasingly prominent.

Speaker Profile:
Professor Markus Taube holds the Chair for East Asian Economic Studies/China at the University of Duisburg-Essen's Mercator School of Management, Germany. He currently serves as Vice-Director of the IN-EAST Institute of East Asian Studies and Co-Director of the Confucius Institute Metropolis Ruhr. A founding partner of THINK!DESK China Research & Consulting, he has been appointed Visiting Professor at numerous universities in Europe and China. Professor Taube holds advisory positions across European academia, business, and politics, and has published extensively on innovation research, industrial policy, and institutional development in China.