AYABONGA CAWE: Green imperialism and the bells of war
Contest for economic and technological superiority is also a window of possibility
Last week’s global tech news coverage focused on Huawei revealing its Mate 60 smartphone, which occurred alongside the visit by US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo to China. For the Chinese, this was a “show and tell” moment that lifted the veil on the unintended consequences of export controls on American technologies dispatched to China.
A few weeks earlier, Apple, an American national champion whose manufacturing activities are deeply reliant on Chinese assembly, also launched its latest smartphone. The restrictions imposed by the Chinese state on the use of iPhones in the public service and the expected rise in restrictions on technology transfer by Washington are setting the stage for an unprecedented contest in a context that some fear may quickly move from cold to hot. ..
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