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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.
Read the nearly 60 responses to my Wall Street Journal op-ed
November 12, 2019
If you’re a subscriber to the Wall Street Journal, there are currently 59 comments posted on my op ed, which appeared Oct. 15. See here. They make for interesting reading. Key points: we are deluding ourselves that cloud computing is safe. It is not. Chinese students and Chinese nationals working in U.S. technology companies are […]
Why We Are Losing the 5G Race to China
November 12, 2019
We have met the enemy–and they is us, as the old Pogo comic strip once said. There are several elements of the 5G challenge, including making the equipment and the software that runs it. But another piece is allocating spectrum. And on that count, the U.S. government looks like the Keystone Kops. See this article […]
New York Times publishes my letter: China is stealing secrets from the entire U.S. scientific community
November 8, 2019
The New York Times published my letter to the editor today, which I wrote in response to Gina Kolata’s article, seen here. To the Editor: Re “In F.B.I.’s Sights: Stolen Research Flowing to China” (front page, Nov. 4): Chinese scientists are not just stealing secrets from the National Institutes of Health and the biomedical community. […]
My latest technology piece–on supercapacitors
October 31, 2019
See it here in Compass magazine.
Mike Brown: Government and industry have to work together to counter China’s technology gains
October 24, 2019
Mike Brown might be the smartest guy in the U.S. government when it comes to China October 24, 2019 Print Edition China Has ‘Concerning’ Leads Over U.S. in Tech, Defense Department Official Says Michael Brown sees lack of government investment, as well as tensions between Washington and Silicon Valley, as part of problem YOU MAY […]
Very important China article in New York Times
October 24, 2019
There is a very important article in today’s New York Times, seen here: The U.S. government is debating how to keep advanced technology out of the Chinese government’s hands, particularly if it might have military uses. But no one can agree. Industry wants to return to business as usual, which is not smart from a […]
