A World Divided: The Conflict with Chinese Techno-Nationalism Isn’t Coming – It’s Already Here

Four years ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping told an elite audience at the World Economic Forum at Davos that “integration into the global economy is a historical trend,” asserting that “[a]ny attempt to cut off the flow of capital, technologies, products, industries and people between economies … runs counter to the historical trend.” This year at Davos, speaking via video-teleconference because of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Xi was calling a very different tune, warning that other countries should not try to “start a new Cold War, to reject, threaten or intimidate others, to willfully impose decoupling, supply disruption or sanctions, … Continue reading A World Divided: The Conflict with Chinese Techno-Nationalism Isn’t Coming – It’s Already Here