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I believe the most important thing Americans must do is to secure their economic well-being in an increasingly challenging, complex world. What I have written about all these years is the process of creating wealth, not for any one individual, but for the United States as a whole. Ever since I was a young correspondent witnessing the emergence of China after the country opened in 1979, I’ve believed we have to get more serious about creating wealth. I retain faith in the resiliency of the U.S. economy and the enterprise of American people. If Americans have the right strategies, we can once again create widespread wealth. Come with me on this journey.
AI and Quantum Computing Could Make America More Vulnerable to China than It Already Is
April 5, 2023
Mike McLauglin’s and my new article In CPO (Chief Privacy Officer) magazine. Also look at our Battlefield Cyber book here on Amazon. Pre-order it!
China’s App Attack
March 29, 2023
According to Axios, the four most popular apps in America are Chinese–Temu, TikTok, CapCut (an editing tool for TikTok) and SHEIN. Others already in widespread use include Zoom. This way lies madness. The Chinese are sophisticated enough that they can penetrate the IT system of anyone who downloads one of these apps. TikTok, for example, […]
I predict #Apple’s #TimCook will live to regret this picture
March 26, 2023
The term “lap dog” could one day be applied: Apple CEO praises China’s innovation, long history of cooperation on Beijing visit Reuters Fri, March 24, 2023 at 11:32 PM EDT·1 min read SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Apple CEO Tim Cook on Saturday used his first public remarks on his visit to China to praise the country […]
My conversation with Mike Chinoy about media coverage of China
March 26, 2023
Mike Chinoy has written an oral history of how Western correspondents have covered China called Assignment China. I organized a book night for him at the Overseas Press Club on March 23. Here is the Q&A session where he and I drill in on the situation today. His conclusion is that we have reached a […]
The propaganda battle: Are American concerns about China “overblown?”
March 1, 2023
As a student of information and propaganda, I’m hearing a rising chorus of voices arguing that American worries about China’s technology-based drive for global dominance are “overblown.” This comes as the special House committee starts its deliberations. The timing is conspicuous. First is Jonah Goldberg, a conservative syndicated columnist writing in the Los Angeles Times […]
America’s Venture Capitalists are Investing in Chinese AI
February 16, 2023
The Center for Security and Emerging Technology has done it again–they have come up with break-through research on a highly sensitive U.S.-Chinese technology issue. In this case (report can be seen here). It turns out that U.S. venture capitalists are investing heavily in Chinese AI start-ups. Some 37 percent of all AI investments in China […]
