Inter Alia | Regulating Big Data with Meicen Sun

On this episode of Inter Alia, we discuss digital trade. This timely discussion covers the barriers to regulating big-data on a global scale, why users are willing to share their data with international tech firms, and TikTok’s role as part of China’s digital silk road. We are joined by Meicen Sun.Meicen Sun is a PhD candidate of international relations and political economy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where she focuses on international security, the political economy of technology, and Chinese foreign policy. Her dissertation examines the effect of information policy on the future of innovation and state power. Her writings have appeared in Foreign Policy Analysis, Harvard Business Review, World Economic Forum, and the Diplomat among others. She currently serves as a Fellow on the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on China, and is a Young Leader with the Pacific Forum.