Opinion
America and its self-defeating Sinophobes
Excessive fear of Chinese competition is blinding Americans to the real weaknesses in their economy that need to be addressed.
Stephen RoachAsia watcherThe current wave of anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States has been building for years. It started in the early 2000s, when US policymakers first raised national security concerns about Huawei.
China’s national technology champion, the market leader in developing new 5G telecommunications equipment, was accused of deploying digital backdoors that could enable Chinese espionage and cyberattacks. US-led sanctions in 2018-19 stopped Huawei dead in its tracks.
Project Syndicate
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