In this very important piece, New York Times tech columnist Shira Ovide adds up the threads of what Big Tech is saying about efforts to rein it in. Essentially, they are warning that doing anything negative to them will benefit China. These are the “glib talking points” she mentions. What malarkey! Big Tech has been […]…
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Frank Bruni agrees with my media analysis in A Grand Strategy
New York Times columnist Frank Bruni has ended a 10-year run with this piece which largely agrees with my description of how the mainstream media has changed over the decades. That is a major theme of “A Grand Strategy: Countering China, Taming Technology, and Restoring the Media,” seen here on Amazon. Here are a couple of […]…
Stunningly, #Apple Has No Plan B for #China
The media pressure on Apple is building, as evidenced by this article in today’s NY Times. Apple assembles nearly every iPhone, iPad and IMac in China. One reason is that the Chinese government has built roads and other infrastructure. The supply of labor is a factor. Another is that Apple’s entire supply chain is concentrated […]…
AsiaTimes, in first review, says A Grand Strategy is Proof that the Chinese Communist Party Cannot Stifle the American Debate About China
Xi Jinping’s Communist Party is trying to control the global discourse about China. It isn’t working. See the AsiaTimes review here…
A Grand Strategy–Now Available on Amazon
My long labor of love, A Grand Strategy: Countering China, Taming Technology, and Restoring the Media, is now available on Amazon here. I started the book by writing down the many stories of my fabled career but then realized I had a burning messages directly relevant to today’s debates about China and technology. Having been […]…