James Kynge

Can the West recover from China’s hi-tech knockout blow? From AI and electric vehicles to robotics and pharmaceuticals, Beijing is driving a low-cost technology revolution with price tags that crush global competitors. But as Europe and the US scramble to c...

#China has moved so far ahead in tech that #Europe faces a crisis. What should it do to regain competitiveness?
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Global Tech Wars

Audiobook on how China became the world's leading tech power, and Beijing's obsession with tech autarky. It covers US-China tensions, plenty of interviews with Chinese tech executives, analysts, experts and others. Enjoy!
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China’s new restrictions on rare earth exports send a stark warning to the West China’s new rare earth export controls should galvanize the West to build resilience against China’s growing dominance in global manufacturing and its control over crucial supply chains.

China’s latest move to use its chokehold over rare earth supply to gain international leverage should further galvanize Western countries to de-risk their supply chains for critical industrial inputs & manufactured products, writes @jkynge.bsky.social.

“European capitals are giving Beijing too much leeway to shape public perceptions of bilateral diplomatic exchanges,” says @grzegorzstec.bsky.social. He explains why readouts matter and discusses how European countries can make their messages clearer and more forceful: merics.org/en/comment/h...

A Discussion on the Defense Department’s 2024 China Military Power Report | CSIS Events Please join the CSIS China Power Project on December 18 from 1:00-2:00 pm EST for a discussion of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) forthcoming 2024 report on the Military and Security…

On Wednesday at 1 pm, the CSIS China Power Project discusses the DOD's forthcoming report on the Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China—commonly known at the China Military Power Report (CMPR).

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How China is setting up shop in Mexico An increasingly close trade relationship is causing concern in Washington

Fascinating piece on China's expanding manufacturing footprint in Mexico. ig.ft.com/china-mexico...

Will be including this on my syllabus for my graduate course on Green Industrial Policy next semester.

Read This To Understand China The story of China is not just the story of one nation. It is the story of a large chunk of humanity — at times a quarter of our species. And for better or worse, it is the story that is now shaping t...

Would you like to understand China better? You will struggle to find a better place to start than the work of Yasheng Huang.
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I have finally finished my summary of our long conversations.

Check it out! Summary in thread. 1/15

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Thanks so much Benjamin. We're honoured

The geopolitics of chips: Taiwan’s ‘Silicon Shield’ How long can the island rely on its chipmaking industry to deter a Chinese invasion?

Episode 3, we went to Taiwan to investigate why the island sees its chip industry - the world's leader - as a "Silicon Shield" against attack from China. 护国神山https://www.ft.com/content/b200135f-7568-4561-8385-815e309c808a

The geopolitics of chips: A manufacturing miracle Moore’s Law defined the chip industry. Has it run its course?

Episode 2, we went to ASML in the Netherlands. This company makes the tools that make all of the world's most advanced semiconductors. Without doubt this is the most impressive tech company I've visited in more than three decades of journalism. Mind-blowing. www.ft.com/content/be19...

Great letter in this morning's @financialtimes.com

The geopolitics of chips: Chips in the USA Trump, the Chips Act and the future of a key technology

The wonderful FT podcast team and I just completed a four-part series on China and the geopolitics of chips. For the first episode we went to Pheonix, Arizona to see the biggest foreign investment in US history...the new plant by Taiwan's TSMC. Thanks to all. www.ft.com/content/3aa7...