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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.
American CEOs Must Rethink “Globalization”
March 24, 2022
I have been involved in this grand debate since driving to Midland, Michigan in the mid-1970s to interview Dow Chemical CEO Carl Gerstacker, who argued that he wanted to buy an island not governed by any nation-state to domicile his company. He believed Dow should become independent of any government. Here’s where we are today: https://asiatimes.com/2022/03/covid-and-war-reshoring-america-inc/
The beginning of a cyber defense strategy may be happening
March 18, 2022
After a long silence, Chris Inglis, the nation’s first cyber czar, is emerging with a strategy to cajole, prod and otherwise force the American private sector to start doing what is necessary to defend America’s computers. The heart of the problem has been that defending those systems would require hiring more trained people and fixing […]
How Can Koch Industries Justify Staying in Russia?
March 18, 2022
The Koch Brothers, who have funded many right-wing political groups, has taken their ideology a step too far by deciding to remain in Russia. See story here. There comes a time when companies must rally around a president and a government making a principled stand with its allies.
China Is Hacking U.S. State Governments
March 14, 2022
Wired magazine is reporting here that China’s Advanced Persistent Threat group 41 (APT41) has hacked American state governments. No one has a clue what information they are stealing, but it could be that they are adding to their collection of data about individuals. If they could get access to different Department of Motor Vehicles, for example, […]
Have the Chinese Hacked Nvidia?
March 10, 2022
If this report from the Center for Security and Emerging Technology, based on a report from the Verge, is true, the Chinese may have taken advantage of the West’s distraction with Ukraine to stage an attack on Nvidia, one of the most sophisticated chip designers in the United States. The company, run by Taiwanese based […]
A brilliant new study on China’s global digital ambitions–it wishes to disrupt liberal democracies.
March 4, 2022
I just happened to stumble over a study that should be on every serious person’s reading list. It is entitled, “China’s Digital Ambitions: A Global Strategy to Supplant the Liberal Order.” It is from the National Bureau of Asian Research. It is available free to download here. We have known that Huawei’s 5G wireless communications […]
