Ma Shikun, Senior Journalist, the People’s Daily
Jun 20, 2019
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.
Li Zheng, Assistant Research Processor, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Mar 29, 2019
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.
Mar 19, 2019
US GDP would face $1 trillion in cumulative losses within ten years across all tariff escalation scenarios.
Josephine Wolff, Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology
Mar 12, 2019
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.
Stephen Nagy, Professor, Department of Politics and International Studies at the International Christian University
Mar 08, 2019
The case involving Meng Wanzhou’s extradition to the U.S. illustrates the precariousness that U.S. allies must face when balancing their relations with the U.S. and China.
Li Zheng, Assistant Research Processor, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
Mar 07, 2019
A technological cold-war seems to have arisen alongside the China-US trade war, but this may not be a sustainable long-term strategy. If this continues, wagers of the tech cold war can expect to face consequences.
Oct 08, 2018
Apple found no evidence for the main points in the recent Bloomberg report that alleged malicious activities from China.
Joseph S. Nye, Professor, Harvard University
Jun 19, 2018
The key characteristic of the current revolution is not the speed of communications; instantaneous communication by telegraph dates back to the mid-nineteenth century. The crucial change is the enormous reduction in the cost of transmitting and storing information. If the price of an automobile had declined as rapidly as the price of computing power, one could buy a car today for the same price as a cheap lunch.
Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
May 18, 2018
Substantial political controls over Chinese businesses may prove incompatible with a creative, innovative economy.
Apr 17, 2018
Trade representative’s complaint under consideration would target such services as cloud computing.