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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.
How China is using data to control and shape populations–outside China.
January 30, 2020
This report from an Australian think tank is stunning. The Chinese have developed enormous data management capabilities and are using them to not only control its own population but to extend Communist Party influence around the world. They are going global in their efforts to monitor and shape the world’s communications.
The Interior Department Suspends Its Use of Chinese-Made Drones
January 30, 2020
This is a new front in the emerging technological showdown between the United States and China. I’ve heard DJI executives make promises at conferences that their drones cannot transmit any information back to China, but it’s obvious the Department of Interior does not believe them. Think how strategically valuable information about critical infrastructure such as […]
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 […]
