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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.
The head of a department at Harvard arrested for leaking technology to China
January 28, 2020
This is a pretty remarkable story. A leading American scientist, head of his department at Harvard, has been arrested for passing technology to China as part of its Thousand Talents program. It is just part of the pattern I describe at length in The New Art of War, seen here. But it’s still shocking that […]
Council on Foreign Relations: The U.S. Is losing its technological and military advantage over China
January 20, 2020
The Council on Foreign Relations has been a bedrock of support for “engagement” with China. So it is particularly noteworthy that this body has sponsored a task force that is warning about China’s rapid technological progress. From the Wall Street Journal’s CIO section today: Innovation and National Security in the 21st Century The artificial intelligence […]
The best analysis of what America must do in 5G
January 20, 2020
How the U.S. Can Catch Up in the 5G Race Government collaboration is much more important in building out the network than it was for 4G The U.S. has a unique combination of a freewheeling, innovative tech culture and a rich venture-capital industry that nurtures it. PHOTO: RADIO By Brent Skorup Feb. 26, 2019 10:04 pm […]
China’s Empire-Building Reaches New Crescendo–If Germany does not buy Huawei, “there will be consequences.”
January 17, 2020
The New York Times frontpages a remarkable story today that reveals how the Chinese government is brazenly attempting to intimidate Germany into buying telecommunications systems from Huawei. The leverage Beijing is using is the success of German automakers in the Chinese market. The Americans are urging allies not to buy Huawei’s gear because of the […]
Can the U.S. get serious about 5G?
January 15, 2020
One of the tragedies that is unfolding with scarcely a murmur from Washington is that China’s Huawei has developed 5G wireless communication capabilities that exceed anything the United States has to offer. Former officers from the People’s Liberation Army built Huawei in close cooperation with the Chinese government, which may have provided $75 billion in […]
The Chinese Government Humiliates Trump
January 14, 2020
President Trump wanted a sweeping deal with the Chinese government that would attack the heart of its state-led technology-based bid to assert global supremacy. He said publicly that he wanted President Xi Jinping to come to a flashy summit where the two men would sign a deal that gave the Americans what they wanted. Trade […]
