Inside the U.S.-China Tech War

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🗓️ 30 June 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Over the last few years, the United States has moved to limit China’s technological rise. U.S.-led sanctions have imposed unprecedented limits on Beijing’s access to advanced computing chips. In response, China has accelerated its own efforts to develop its technological industry and reduce its dependence on external imports. Where is U.S.-China tech competition headed? How are other countries being impacted as a result? Technology expert Dan Wang, who was known for his yearly reflections on China when living in Shanghai, joins FP Live host Ravi Agrawal. Suggested reading: Dan Wang: 2022 Letter Dan Wang: 2021 Letter Jon Bateman: Biden Is Now All-In on Taking Out China Agathe Demarais: How the U.S.-Chinese Technology War Is Changing the World Rishi Iyengar and Liam Scott: What the ChatGPT Moment Means for U.S.-China Tech Competition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	America is changing. And so is the world.
0:04.5	But what's happening in America isn't just a cause of global upheaval.
0:08.7	It's also a symptom of disruption that's happening everywhere.
0:12.5	I'm Asma Khalid in Washington, D.C.
0:14.7	I'm Tristan Redman in London, and this is the global story.
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1:01.5	Hi, I'm Ravi Agrawal, Foreign Policy's editor-in-chief.
1:05.3	This is FP Live.
1:10.6	Welcome to the show.
1:12.3	It's fair to say that U.S.-China relations aren't what they used to be.
1:16.9	Their attentions in several aren't.
1:19.6	And the most significant of those seems to be technology.
1:23.1	A few years ago, Washington moved to keep companies such as Huawei out of U.S. infrastructure
1:28.4	for fear of Beijing's ability to spy. Today, the issue isn't just about preventing spying,
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