... 2020, the competition between the largest technology leaders has only intensified. COVID-19 is hardly a direct cause of increased competition. However, it was in 2020 that it reached a fundamentally new level.
Ivan Danilin:
A New Stage in the U.S.–China Tech War: Huawei and Other U.S. Targets
The main opponents in the technology race today are China and the United States. The telecommunications industry is at the forefront of this competition. At the same time, it should be seen in the context ...
... company of espionage, reverse engineering and all manner of other sins and launched a campaign to pressure U.S. and foreign companies to cut ties with the Chinese tech giant. The standoff turned into sanctions in May 2019 (the restrictions imposed against China in April 2019 were merely an ace up the sleeve for Trump’s negotiations with Xi Jinping in Osaka and were quickly lifted). The first stage of the sanctions involved prohibiting U.S. government agencies from purchasing technology produced by
Huawei
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... of cars, electrical equipment and so on. All this was closely linked to the military and political sphere, as well as to the trade wars. A similar thing is happening today — a tech war across all industries that is not happening in isolation, but is ... ... insignificant. This is simply not the case today. The United States has given up a significant amount of ground in this respect, yet China is still lagging behind in many areas. Russia's potential remains great, and significant breakthroughs have been seen in ...
... actively imposing on several countries. Curiously, these countries include China’s major suppliers of hydrocarbons: Russia, Iran, Venezuela and Libya. All these circumstances create risks for China in endeavouring to meet its development goals.
US–China Trade War
Since, in early May 2019, the US embarked on rigorously implementing its threats in the escalating trade war against China, the global economy found itself embroiled in uncertainty and tensions. Against the backdrop of failed talks, the parties ...