Ding Ke

Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization

Ding Ke received his PhD degree in economics from Nagoya University. He has been working at the Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO) since 2005. His research field includes industrial organisation, global value chain, small business and Chinese economy. He is the author of Market Platforms, Industrial Clusters and Small Business Dynamics: Specialized Markets in China (2012).

A researcher plants a semiconductor on an interface board during a research work to design and develop a semiconductor product at Tsinghua Unigroup research centre in Beijing, China, 29 February 2016. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)
Technology

Can China's semiconductor industry survive under sanctions and the Chip 4 alliance?

By Ding Ke 16 Jan 2023
Researcher Ding Ke looks at the US’s Chip 4 alliance initiative and its implications for China’s semiconductor industry. With the US seemingly intent on containing China’s high-tech industries, it will take a lot of effort for China to keep this sector going and growing, especially if the Chip 4 alliance works out.
People walk along a main shopping area during the Alibaba's Singles' Day shopping festival in Shanghai, China, 11 November 2021. (Aly Song/Reuters)
Economy

China’s economic outlook is not bleak

By Ding Ke 28 Nov 2022
China’s 20th Party Congress signalled that the government is focused on dual circulation, in particular domestic circulation. However, that does not mean that China has the intention for implementing a closed-door policy. In fact, a healthy domestic circulation will boost China's ecosystem for innovation and growth and help China further open up.
People walk along a street in Beijing, China, on 17 July 2022. (Noel Celis/AFP)
Economy

China can overcome the middle-income trap with technological innovations

By Ding Ke 01 Sep 2022
Researcher Ding Ke believes that the Chinese government is making efforts in using innovation to drive further development of the country and avoid the middle-income trap. But this would prove difficult amid heightened China-US tensions and the trend of economic decoupling.