James Kynge

Author of Financial Times & Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award Winner ‘China Shakes The World’, Former Financial Times China Bureau Chief & Principal of China Confidential, Expert on China's Economy

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China Shakes: The World The Rise of a Hungry Nation

China Shakes: The World The Rise of a Hungry Nation

China: Portrait of a Country

China: Portrait of a Country

James Kynge's official speaker topics are listed below:

  • China’s Rise as a Global Tech Superpower
  • The DeepSeek Phenomenon & China’s AI Leadership
  • China vs the US: Who is Winning the Global Tech Race?
  • China’s Economic Challenges & Future Growth
  • The Disruption of Western Industries by Chinese Innovators
  • Geopolitical Tensions & China’s Global Strategy
  • The Role of Chinese Tech in Shaping the 21st Century
  • China’s Impact on Global Trade & Business
  • 2025 – 'Global Tech Wars: China’s Race to Dominate' audiobook published by Pushkin Industries
  • 2024 – Europe-China Correspondent at The Financial Times
  • 2023 – Produced a 15-episode podcast series for FT Tech Tonic on China’s technological rise
  • 2022 – Associate Editor, Global China Editor at The Financial Times
  • 2016 – Named Financial Journalist of the Year by the Wincott Foundation
  • 2009 – Principal, China Confidential at The Financial Times
  • 2006 – 'China Shakes the World' won the FT & Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award
  • 1998–2005 – China Bureau Chief at The Financial Times
  • 1990s – Reporter for Reuters, covering Central Asia and Japan’s economy

How to hire James Kynge

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