Financial Times (March 4)
“Washington’s greatest miscalculation may not be underestimating China’s chipmaking capabilities, but rather overlooking the forces that drive technological progress. History has shown that every industrial power that has tried to suppress a rival’s technological rise has, at best, delayed it — and at worst, accelerated it. Chips are no exception. The chip war is far from over, but in the long run, the US may have ensured that it is a war China cannot lose.”
Tags: Accelerated, Capabilities, China, Chip war, Chipmaking, Delayed, History, Industrial power, Miscalculation, Overlooking, Rival, Suppress, Technological progress, Underestimating, Washington
South China Morning Post (June 7)
“China’s export growth accelerated in May amid heightening trade frictions, fuelled by surging demand from Southeast Asia and a lower base effect, while its trade surplus also widened from April.” The news may provide Beijing with “a promising path toward its annual growth target” as exports surged a full 7.6% year on year.
Tags: 7.6%, Accelerated, China, Exports, Growth target, Promising, Southeast Asia, Surging demand, Trade frictions, Trade surplus
The Economist (May 23)
Have we reached “peak capital?” It seems London may be entering “a covid-accelerated decline,” in a shift that “could reverse three decades of ascendancy.” The UK may be “levelled up” as Boris Johnson promised, but primarily by levelling down London.
Tags: Accelerated, Ascendancy, Covid, Decline, Johnson, London, Peak capital, UK
