About: William Holstein

This is a new front in the emerging technological showdown between the United States and China. I’ve heard DJI executives make promises at conferences that their drones cannot transmit any information back to China, but it’s obvious the Department of Interior does not believe them. Think how strategically valuable information about critical infrastructure such as […]…

This is a pretty remarkable story. A leading American scientist, head of his department at Harvard, has been arrested for passing technology to China as part of its Thousand Talents program. It is just part of the pattern I describe at length in The New Art of War, seen here. But it’s still shocking that […]…

The Council on Foreign Relations has been a bedrock of support for “engagement” with China. So it is particularly noteworthy that this body has sponsored a task force that is warning about China’s rapid technological progress. From the Wall Street Journal’s CIO section today: Innovation and National Security in the 21st Century The artificial intelligence […]…

  How the U.S. Can Catch Up in the 5G Race Government collaboration is much more important in building out the network than it was for 4G The U.S. has a unique combination of a freewheeling, innovative tech culture and a rich venture-capital industry that nurtures it. PHOTO: RADIO By Brent Skorup Feb. 26, 2019 10:04 pm […]…

The New York Times frontpages a remarkable story today that reveals how the Chinese government is brazenly attempting to intimidate Germany into buying telecommunications systems from Huawei. The leverage Beijing is using is the success of German automakers in the Chinese market. The Americans are urging allies not to buy Huawei’s gear because of the […]…