Clark Edward Barrett
Clark Edward Barrett researches Chinese economic and technology policy and competitiveness issues. Dr. Barrett holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of Cambridge, a Research degree in Nuclear Physics and speaks Spanish, Portuguese and Mandarin.
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Articles by Clark Edward Barrett
Without Lips Teeth Feel the Cold? Chinese Support for Russia in the Ukraine Crisis
Since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis, China has been remarkably forthright in its consistent opposition to the imposition of sanctions against Russia following the country’s annexation of Crimea in...
China’s “Server Sinification” Campaign for Import Substitution: Strategy and Snowden (Part 2)
Since 2009, the Chinese government, in cooperation with state-run and private firms, has conducted an import substitution campaign in its computer server market, which is currently dominated by U.S. information...
China’s “Server Sinification” Campaign for Import Substitution: Strategy and Snowden (Part 1)
On January 22, 2013, Guangming Daily reported the market launch of China’s first independently developed high-end computer server, the Tiansuo K1, and touted the homemade server’s leading role in “breaking...
An Equal and Opposite Reaction? Xi’s Grand Tour of the Americas
This July, Chinese President Xi Jinping embarked on state visits to Argentina, Cuba and Venezuela and attended a summit of the loose group of major developing countries known as BRICS...
Chinese High Speed Rail Leapfrog Development
Since serious Chinese planning of high-speed rail (HSR) networks began in the 1990s under the guidance of the Ministry of Railways (MoR), rail planners have sought to create independently trademarkable...
Chinese 3rd Generation Nuclear Technology Development
Globally, 295 new nuclear power plants are under construction or planned by 2030. The total aggregate value of the total build is estimated at $1.23 trillion, with international procurement worth...