David Hoffman

VP/Managing Director

David Hoffman is senior vice president and managing director of the Conference Board’s China Center for Economics and Business.

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Elon Musk Breaks Ground at Tesla's First Gigafactory Outside the U.S.

Bloomberg Opinion

What’s Missing From the U.S.-China Trade Deal

The only way to truly change Chinese commercial behavior is to open up the country to full and unhindered foreign competition.

April 11, 2019

April 11, 2019

OpinionDavid Hoffman

What’s Missing From the U.S.-China Trade Deal

The only way to truly change Chinese commercial behavior is to open up the country to full and unhindered foreign competition.

Elon Musk Breaks Ground at Tesla's First Gigafactory Outside the U.S.

May 31, 2018

May 31, 2018

OpinionDavid Hoffman and Erik Lundh

A Pyrrhic Victory for Trade Hawks

Tariffs on high-tech Chinese exports will hurt foreign companies most.

Whose goods?

March 18, 2018

March 18, 2018

OpinionDavid Hoffman and Erik Lundh

"Huge" Trade Deficits Are Smaller Than You Think

And they may have plateaued, to boot.

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