The Federal Communications Commission today gave China Telecom 60 days to shut down its operations in the United States. It acted because of an increasingly strong consensus in the U.S. that every Chinese company that touches American data is using it against the interests of the United States. It’s the same reason the Trump Administration […]…
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China’s Hypersonic Missile–Relies on U.S. Technology
China has just launched a hypersonic missle that orbited the Earth before plunging through the atmosphere toward a target. The fact that such a missle can essentially come straight down out of the sky renders our radar system useless. And the missile can shift course, making it further impossible to defend against. In effect, the […]…
Goldman Sachs: Aiding and Abetting China
Chinese authorities have given Goldman Sachs the right to take 100 percent control of its Chinese affiliate, as per this story in the New York Times. This is all very cynical, even for a company whose very name stands for shady dealing. Remember the multi-billion dollar scandal in Malaysia? By giving Goldman a lucrative deal, […]…
LinkedIn Pulls Out of China–How far will the tech decoupling go?
Microsoft’s LinkedIn unit decided to pull out of China, as widely reported in today’s papers. The New York Times calls a “move that completes the fracture between American and Chinese social networks.” The Wall Street Journal calls it the biggest retreat of an American technology company from China in years. I’d say we’re still in […]…
Pentagon Official Resigns Because DoD Is Failing to Compete with China in AI
This speaks volumes. And AI isn’t the only arena where the Pentagon has failed to respond fast enough. Its IT systems are wide open and the Chinese and Russians must be having a field day. This article, for the first time that I’ve seen, states that the defense department was penetrated as a result of […]…
