U.S. Trade Representative Hands the Tech Torch to China

In a bewildering act of self-sabotage, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) recently walked away from digital trade proposals that are pivotal to safeguarding America’s global technology leadership position. By withdrawing these proposals from the negotiations table at the World Trade Organization (WTO), the USTR has not only undercut America’s global tech prospects, but also strengthened China’s position in the race for tech dominance. […]

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The Danger of Overzealous Regulators to Innovation and Consumers

The technology and innovation industry’s rapid growth and unparalleled significance have placed it squarely in the crosshairs of overeager regulators in both the U.S. and Europe. While cloaking their actions as protecting competition, recent moves by these regulators reveal a troubling pattern: a willingness to bypass established laws and norms to advance an increasingly ideological agenda. These misguided actions not only threaten innovations coming out of the technology sector, but we are now seeing the impact it’s having on potential lifesaving technologies in the bio-tech and healthcare sectors too. Unfortunately, this unchecked regulatory overreach will not only undermine innovation and hurt consumers, but it also risks ceding our leadership across a number of industries to China.  […]

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ICYMI: Europe’s Digital Markets Act: A cautionary tale for U.S. policymakers

The rapid ascent of China poses profound economic and national security challenges for the West in the 21st century. However, overzealous regulation of American technology firms by European allies, as exemplified by the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, threatens to undermine U.S. technological leadership and cede advantage to Beijing’s burgeoning tech sector. […]

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Obstacles to America’s Tech Leadership: China, Europe, and U.S. Policymakers

While China and the United States are engaged in a high stakes contest for global technology leadership, America’s tech industry is coming under renewed attacks – not just from Beijing, but from European policymakers and bureaucrats in our own country. These dangerous actions at home and abroad undermine America’s ability to innovate and compete against China, and threaten to jeopardize our national security, our economic prosperity, and our values. […]

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