Although many societies aspire to provide equal opportunities for everyone, that is easier said than done. People born into different economic and social statuses have unequal educational or financial starting points. This often leads to very different career and life opportunities.

Concerns are rising in Washington over the Chinese app TikTok, a video-making social media platform whose popularity has boomed in the U.S. in 2019. With concerns that the app is gathering and sharing the data of American users, TikTok might be yet another casualty in the U.S.’ war on Chinese tech companies.

The viewpoints of Washington and Beijing on technology and technology transfers are fundamentally opposed, and unless China hawks in the Trump administration accept this, the chances of a real deal will be low.

Global rules are needed to govern military applications. Meanwhile, the US should stop blocking scientific exchanges. Better communication leads to new opportunities and reduces misunderstanding.

Security and geopolitics are of growing importance when it comes to US-China relations. It is necessary to have these factors in mind when approaching US-China disputes so as to prevent negatively impacting the rest of the global community.

In a global economy marked by constant technological change, innovation drives growth—thus, the prospect of Sino-US “tech decoupling” would harm both countries’ ability to learn from the other.

The US has recently accused Chinese scientists and scholars of stealing technological secrets — but this anxiety is nothing new. Ma Shikun recounts his own experiences and those of other Chinese journalists subjected to suspicion in the US over the past two decades.

Despite numerous controversies, genetic engineering has become a hotspot in the biotech industry. With this technology gradually maturing, its accompanying problems and controversies will also expand. This scientific frontier will undoubtedly create a serious issue for China and the U.S.

US GDP would face $1 trillion in cumulative losses within ten years across all tariff escalation scenarios.

Facial recognition is developing fast in China, from hotel check-ins, riding the subway, or paying for fried chicken. As the technology develops, it’s naïve to expect that facial recognition technologies will not leak into the functions of law enforcement of national security surveillance.