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Liang Chen

Liang Chen

Associate Professor, Strategy & Entrepreneurship, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
Liang CHEN is Associate Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at the Singapore Management University. Prior to this appointment, he was with the Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne. His research interests include platform ecosystems, global strategy, digital transformation, technology innovation, multinational firms, and emerging economies.

Articles by Liang Chen

Technology

The illusion of independent AI: How the US and China control the machines

The clash over Anthropic reveals a deeper reality: frontier AI is inseparable from state power. While Washington reacts and Beijing plans, both are tightening control, driving a split into rival AI ecosystems. SMU academic Liang Chen shares his analysis.

Liang Chen

26 Mar 2026

Economy

How the US rewired TikTok — without pulling the plug

A forced sale was the headline threat, but what emerged instead was a complex deal reshaping TikTok’s US operations — from board control to data governance — without killing the app. The result could become a template for future platform geopolitics. SMU academic Liang Chen explains.

Liang Chen

24 Sep 2025

Technology

China’s tech leapfrog: Time to lead?

DeepSeek’s rise is diffusing traditional risks associated with high-stakes AI arms races, pointing to an alternative technological trajectory that challenges Silicon Valley to re-examine its approaches, says SMU academic Liang Chen.

Liang Chen

27 Feb 2025

Economy

Can Chinese e-commerce platforms Shein and Temu thrive in US and overseas markets?

Chinese platform firms that have expanded beyond the Chinese market to the US and West have had to adjust their business models, first to gain a sizeable market share, and now to handle the criticisms and pitfalls that come with a measure of success. How can Chinese e-commerce platforms like Shein and Temu survive and thrive in overseas markets?

Liang Chen

22 May 2023