Tech Diplomacy Now: House Committee Calls for Changes in Sino-American Economic and Technological Relations.
Republican and Democratic members call for Congress to move away from the normal trade relations established in 1999 and to treat the PRC as a geopolitical rival.
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Top News of the Week – House Committee calls for changes in Sino-American economic and technological relations.
Last week, the bipartisan House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party released its economic competition strategy. Among numerous recommendations, Republican and Democratic members called for Congress to move away from the normal trade relations established in 1999 and to treat the PRC as a geopolitical rival. The report called for the Federal Reserve to stress test U.S. banks for their exposure to a Sin-American conflict and for the United States to remove favorable tariff treatment on Chinese exports to the United States.
The report also calls for significantly more stringent restrictions on the flow of advanced technology from the United States to the PRC, while simultaneously working with other advanced democracies to impose multilateral restrictions.
More background:
Reset, Prevent, Build: A Strategy to Win America's Economic Competition with the Chinese Communist Party – House Select Committee, December 12, 2023
Assessing the Select Committee’s Report on Economic Competition with China – CSIS, December 13, 2023
House committee says China's economic system is "incompatible" with WTO – Axios, December 13, 2023
Why a Bipartisan House Committee Wants to Further Cut Ties with Beijing – Foreign Policy, December 15, 2023
Announcements
Chairman Krach joins panel discussion on 5G/6G Technology and the Future of Global Security
Keith Krach joined CSIS for an event on the importance of next generation cellular wireless technologies for economic and national security. The CSIS event featured panelists Brendan Carr, Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, founder of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy Keith Krach, Senior Vice President for Strand Consult and advisor at the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy Roslyn Layton, and CSIS Senior Fellow (non-resident) Clete Johnson.
Watch the full discussion including opening remarks from Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) HERE.
Latest News
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House committee calls for reset on China-U.S. economic relations – WaPo, December 12, 2023
China’s cyber intrusions have hit ports and utilities, officials say – WaPo, December 11, 2023
Philippines summons China ambassador after South China Sea confrontations – Aljazeera, December 11, 2023
Technology Strategy and Policy
Joint Statement of the Quad Senior Cyber Group – White House, December 15, 2023
Alarm Grows Over Weakened Militaries and Empty Arsenals in Europe – WSJ, December 11, 2023
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Artificial Intelligence
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Meta and IBM form an AI Alliance, but to what end? – TechCrunch, December 5, 2023
Spy boss warns of intelligence failure without faster tech adoption – AFR, December 5, 2023
Telecommunications Networks and Infrastructure
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Huawei to start building first European factory in France in 2024 – Reuters, December 12, 2023
French documentary reveals TikTok's attempts to influence Taiwan elections – Taiwan News, December 5, 2023
Critical Minerals
The Road to China-Free Supply Chains Is Long. Warning: Legless Lizards Ahead. – WSJ, December 15, 2023
Chinese and other cobalt mines boosting output despite price slide – Reuters, December 6, 2023
China Metals Firms See US Rules Unlikely to Upend Supply Chains – Bloomberg, December 6, 2023
Synthetic Biology
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Cambium Raises $19M Series A Funding Round to Build Next-Generation Defense Products with Biology – SynBioBeta, December 7, 2023
Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology plans to transform cells into tiny recording devices – GeekWire, December 7, 2023
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Quantum
IBM demonstrates useful Quantum computing within 133-qubit Heron, announces entry into Quantum-centric supercomputing era – Tom’s Hardware, December 19, 2023
Google wants to solve tricky physics problems with quantum computers – New Scientist, December 19, 2023
Does quantum theory imply the entire Universe is preordained? – Nature, December 19, 2023
Advanced Aerospace Technology
The Race to Defend Against Drone Warfare Plays Out in Ukraine – WSJ, December 15, 2023
FCC Clears SpaceX to Test Cellular Starlink on Phones – PC Magazine, December 14, 2023
Amazon’s Project Kuiper confirms its super-fast satellite communication tech works in space – TechCrunch, December 14, 2023
Semiconductors and Microelectronics
China chip firm powered by US tech and money avoids Biden's crackdown – Reuters, December 13, 2023
The great nanometer chip race – Nikkei Asia, December 13, 2023
Tech war: China memory chip maker CXMT may have made a breakthrough amid US sanctions, paper indicates – SCMP, December 13, 2023
US expects to make multi-billion chips awards within the next year – Reuters, December 12, 2023
US Is Looking into Nvidia’s AI Chips for China, Raimondo Says – Bloomberg, December 11, 2023
Energy and Climate
TuSimple Winds Down U.S. Operations as It Looks for Buyer – WSJ, December 4, 2023
World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation – Associated Press, December 4, 2023
Opinion and Commentary
A quick guide to ethical and responsible AI governance – TechCrunch, December 18, 2023
The Big One – Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr., Foreign Affairs, December 12, 2023
Biden just lowered the pressure on China’s latest human rights violations – Josh Rogin, WaPo, December 12, 2023
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