Great interview though I wish the interviewer had followed up on the question about the controls on semiconductor exports to China with a question on how this compares to China’s use of economic measures on its trading partners, including Japan, South Korea, and Australia.
Thank you. Especially for a more reasoned interpretation of the October 7th 2020 chip embargo. The NYT seemed a bit alarmist, but that's how they sell subscriptions.
Most of the comments president Trump has made was not that he would totally stop supporting Ukraine but rather to encourage the EU to Support the Ukrainians more
You can't really talk too much of intent. If the US policies hold China down, those aspects have been considered and are part and parcel of the greater strategy. It's inseparable. But the closest I've come to an honest account is to admit that these policies will have detrimental effects on the Chinese economy but there's nothing we can do when there's so many issues where we object to specifically the intellectual property issues around technology transfer and the belief that we are competing in an arena with agreed upon rules, but also hacking and cyber warfare, issues which are inextricably connected to novel and therefore poorly understood areas at the forefront of technology.
Disengagement from international trade without a method of bolstering the workforce including education is an issue and detrimental. Now, we have a chance to recalibrate ourselves and re-engage. We just need time.
