EU joins China and US battle to control tech

Competition over technologies and standards has become intense, and China in particular seems intent on creating a “Beijing effect”.

Alan Beattie

Aug 1, 2019 – 11.14pm

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The first wave of Donald Trump’s trade war on China, punitive tariffs on $US250 billion of its exports, rivals the brutal protectionism of the Depression. But at least supply chains for basic goods and commodities can be re-established relatively quickly once the barriers are removed.

Phase two of the President’s campaign – citing national security imperatives to try to drive Chinese companies like Huawei out of tech supply chains – could leave a much longer lasting mark.

Financial Times