Tech War on China by An American
Jake Sullivan, US National Security Adviser, has been leading efforts to check the rising tide of China tech war via global partnerships and export controls on semiconductors initiated a few years ago.
The focus on keeping the leading edge in technology, semiconductors in specific, and not allowing rivals like China to take the lead. As the man in charge with some of the thorniest parts of the Biden foreign policy agenda, Sullivan has played a crucial role in cementing technology partnerships with allies while trying to deny China access to important technologies.
A New Approach to US China Tech War Policy
In many ways, Sullivan’s latest initiatives represent a dramatic turn in the relationship between the US and China. For years, many American officials thought that trading with China-letting them into the free-trade club-would make their rival more peaceful and prosperous.
But under President Xi Jinping, China tech war is accused of using some of the most advanced US-fabricated chips to power its military forces, spy on minorities, and shut down dissent. It was this dramatic abuse of technology that got Sullivan to reimagine America’s tech strategy.
The Biden administration slaps tight export controls on China tech war in return, prohibiting Beijing from acquiring the most powerful American-designed chips. And it’s not only a matter of blocking China from buying US tech; these controls even block Chinese access to equipment from other nations like Japan and the Netherlands.
During a high-profile meeting in Washington with Japanese and Dutch officials, Sullivan secured agreements to curtail the selling of chip-making machinery to China as part of a broader push to stop China from becoming self-sufficient in semiconductor production.
In other words, he mentioned that the aim is to make sure that advanced technology serves what he called the good side, rather than “for the ill” by repressive regimes. This is what Sullivan tried to drive home: “If technology is being used more for ill than for good. it’s going to mean less security, less jobs, and less productivity in the United States.”
Future Tech Partnerships
While Sullivan’s approach has been about preventing the technological rise of China, the strategy has become equally about cementing new relationships. The US is working to develop semiconductor industries in countries like India and Vietnam that are being integrated into the global supply chain.
More recently, it struck a deal with India that opens the way for joint projects on semiconductor assembly, jet engine manufacturing, and space exploration. There is concern that the partnership with countries whose record on human rights has been questionable, such as Vietnam and the UAE, may boomerang. Sullivan himself recognizes the complexity of such partnerships: “We’re not going to turn away the opportunity to work with countries who don’t share our values on everything.
At the end of the day, Jake Sullivan is setting a path for a future in which China tech war and security will be devoted to global diplomacy.
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