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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!
Micron under investigaton in China
April 4, 2023
This is the kind of problem the Chinese governent is going to create for any visible U.S. tech company that tries to reduce its exposure to China. It seems inevitable that there will be many more such actions as the Biden Administration seeks to reduce U.S. support for China/s global tech ambitions. It ain’t going […]
Tsai: “Taiwan Cannot Be Isolated.”
March 30, 2023
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to New York triggered condemnation from China. The American media was not present at a dinner her government organized for hundreds of mostly Taiwanese-Americans, apparently because of concerns that coverage would trigger aggressive action from China. But Tsai was unbowed, saying “Taiwan cannot be isolated.” And her government held the […]
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 […]
