Invitation to Online Panel: State of AI Safety in China (2025)
Featuring Angela Huyue Zhang, Paul Triolo, and Samm Sacks
In July, Concordia AI published the State of AI Safety in China (2025) report. We are delighted to hold an online panel to discuss the report’s findings on October 16, 11pm GMT+8 (4pm UK / 11am US East Coast / 8am US West Coast).
We are honored to have several distinguished experts join us for the event:
Angela Huyue Zhang, Professor of Law at the University of Southern California
Paul Triolo, Partner for China and Technology Policy Lead at Albright Stonebridge Group
Samm Sacks, Research Scholar in Law and Senior Fellow at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center
The event will include an approximately 10-minute presentation on the report from Concordia AI, a 40-minute panel discussion, and an opportunity for audience Q&A.
You can sign up for the event on Zoom.
A full event description and bios of the speakers can be found below.
Event description
In early 2025, DeepSeek’s breakthrough AI models captured global attention. Just months later, China’s top leaders convened a study session on AI—discussing both the technology’s immense promise and its “unprecedented” risks. As AI capabilities and governance challenges continue to grow—and Chinese models close their gap with the leading edge—understanding China’s role in AI safety and governance is more critical than ever.
To this effect, Concordia AI published the State of AI Safety in China (2025) report. This annual report, first published in 2023 and updated in 2024, has become a go-to reference for policymakers, researchers, and industry leaders seeking a clear-eyed view of China’s evolving AI safety and governance landscape.
We are honored to discuss the report’s findings with a panel of distinguished experts.
Speakers
Angela Huyue Zhang
Angela Huyue Zhang is a Professor of Law at the USC Gould School of Law. Zhang has broad research interests in the areas of law and economics, particularly in transnational legal issues bearing on businesses. Widely recognized as a leading authority on Chinese tech regulation, she has written extensively on this topic. Her first book, Chinese Antitrust Exceptionalism: How the Rise of China Challenges Global Regulation, was named one of the Best Political Economy Books of the Year by ProMarket in 2021. Her second book, High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy, released in March 2024, has been covered in The New York Times, Bloomberg, Wire China, MIT Tech Review and many other international news outlets. Zhang is currently conducting research on the regulation of artificial intelligence, with plans to teach and write on this topic in the coming years. Before joining USC Gould in 2024, Zhang taught at the University of Hong Kong, New York University School of Law, and King’s College London.
Paul Triolo
Paul Triolo is a Partner for China and Technology Policy Lead at ASG. He advises clients in technology, financial services, and other sectors as they navigate complex political and regulatory matters in China and around the world.
A recognized expert in global technology policy, Mr. Triolo was most recently founder, Practice Head, and Managing Director of the Geo-Technology practice at Eurasia Group. Previously, Mr. Triolo spent more than 25 years in senior positions in the U.S. government, analyzing China’s rise as a technology power and advising senior policymakers on a broad set of technology-related issues. At the beginning of his career, he worked as an engineer for a semiconductor testing firm in Silicon Valley.
Mr. Triolo is frequently quoted on technology policy issues in media outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, the South China Morning Post, and others. He speaks regularly at conferences and has authored many journal articles and book chapters on global technology policy and China-related issues. He also serves as a Senior Advisor at the Paulson Institute and is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
He received an M.A. in International Relations from the Catholic University and a B.A. in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University.
Samm Sacks
Samm Sacks is a Research Scholar in Law and Senior Fellow at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center. Her research examines China’s information and communications technology (ICT) policies, with a focus on China’s cybersecurity legal system, the U.S.-China technology relationship, and the geopolitics of data privacy and cross-border data flows. Previously, Sacks launched the industrial cyber business for Siemens in China, Japan, and South Korea. Prior to this, she led China technology sector analysis at the political risk consultancy Eurasia Group and worked as an analyst and Chinese linguist with the national security community. She is a frequent contributor to the media and her articles have appeared in outlets including The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, and Slate. She has testified multiple times before Congress on China’s technology and cyber policies. She regularly participates in and convenes discussions with China-based technology legal experts and practitioners on AI and data governance topics.
Sacks is also a cyber policy fellow at New America and a former Fulbright scholar in Beijing. She holds an M.A. from Yale University in international relations and a B.A. from Brown University in Chinese literature.