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CITBA Lecture Series #3 - Rerouting or Relocating? Trade, Investment, and the New China Shock
Geopolitical tensions are reshaping where goods are traded and where production takes place across Asia. This webinar asks whether changing trade flows reflect simple rerouting through third countries or a genuine relocation of production, how export controls are reshaping Chinese outward investment, and what these shifts mean for host economies. Bringing together research and policy perspectives, the panel considers whether ASEAN can turn the “new China shock” into industrial upgrading and local value creation—or remain primarily an assembly base within China-centred supply chains—and what governments can do to capture more of the gains.
This session will be held purely online.
Agenda:
Introduction by Dr Jingting Liu
Presentations by Dr Weining Xin and Dr Jingting Liu
Q&A and discussion with Ms Priyanka Kishore and Speakers
Speaker
 | Dr Weining Xin Weining Xin is an economist in the Asia and Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund. His recent work spans bilateral surveillance of India, Vietnam, and Lao P.D.R., alongside research on international trade, geoeconomic fragmentation, industrial policy, artificial intelligence, international finance, and machine learning applications in economics. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Southern California. |
Speaker and Moderator
 | Dr Jingting Liu Dr Jingting Liu (Cindy) is a Senior Lecturer in Business at James Cook University (Singapore Campus) and holds a PhD in Economics from Nanyang Technological University. Her research spans international macroeconomics and international trade, with recent work examining the intersection of international economics and emerging issues, including digital trade policy and foreign direct investment reconfiguration amid rising geopolitical tensions. She co-edited Data Governance and the Digital Economy in Asia (Routledge) and has published in international journals including Economic Modelling and the Journal of International Money and Finance. She also serves as a reviewer for journals such as Journal of International Economics, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, and The World Economy. Prior to joining JCU, she was a Research Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and a lecturer in the MSc in Applied Economics programme at Nanyang Technological University. |
Discussant
 | Ms Priyanka Kishore Priyanka Kishore is the Founder and Principal Economist of Asia Decoded, an independent macro advisory helping businesses navigate a more contested global economy. Her work centres on the forces reshaping how and where companies operate in Asia. With more than two decades of experience across Asian markets, she advises firms on supply chains, trade and investment realignments, and the broader geoeconomic competition now shaping boardroom decisions. |
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