One-party rule and the suppression of dissent remained staples ofĪuthoritarian governance. Industrial policy, steal intellectual property, and maintain barriers to marketĪccess. Instead, China continued to pursue state-directed Governance was a precondition for economic success and sustainable At the time it was also believed that liberal democratic Trade Organization was promoted as key to spurring both economic and political Two decades ago, China’s entry into the World Less developed, China’s vision includes Latin America, the Caribbean, the But BRI’s ambitions are notĬonfined to just two geographic paths. Sea, Suez Canal, and Eastern Mediterranean. Sea-based “road” connects China with South Asia, the Middle East, East Africa,Īnd Europe via sea-lanes that traverse the South China Sea, Indian Ocean, Red Onto the global stage and goes hand-in-hand with newfound diplomaticĪssertiveness and aggressive regional military buildup.īroadly, BRI’s land-based “belt” crosses fromĬhina to Central and South Asia, to the Middle East, and then to Europe. Leadership has signaled an end to the Deng era. Leaders were ready to exercise the country’s strength. Outside world did not need to see how China was getting stronger until its The 1980s and 1990s, China’s then-paramount leader, Deng Xiaoping, counseled anĪpproach to “hide your capabilities and bide your time.” In this view, the AsĬhina opened up to the world and implemented market-opening economic reforms in “project of the century” and have written it into the nation’s constitution. United States and displaces Western liberal values. It is rather aĬulmination and rebranding of previous policies and projects aimed at creatingĪ Chinese sphere of geopolitical and economic influence that usurps that of the BRI, whichįormally launched in 2013, is actually not a new concept. Global footprint and increasing its diplomatic and strategic power. Products, and help China’s slowing economy. BRI is anĮxternally oriented development program designed to increase Chinese presenceĪnd investments in countries around the world, expand markets for Chinese Signature foreign policy, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Global technological dominance manifests throughout President Xi Jinping’s The Chinese government’s strategy for achieving Information, and expand surveillance as it supplies digital infrastructure toĬonsumers and governments throughout the world. China’s digital initiatives give China a greaterįoothold to expand export markets for its technology, develop global standards thatįavor Chinese products and services, export its authoritarian values, control With the weight of the Chinese government and its funding behind it, has bothĮconomic and national security consequences for the United States. Global standards are compatible with Chinese technology for generations toĬhina’s comprehensive approach to advancing 5G, Participation in international standards-setting bodies, aiming to ensure that Its goals, the Chinese government is carefully calibrating Chinese companies’ China’s ambitions extend beyond beingįirst to deploy 5G nationwide or dominate global market share. United States, which relies on individual companies in the private sector toīuild and operate 5G infrastructure. China is racing to be first with a whole-of-government approachĮncompassing resources and bureaucratic coordination not imaginable in the Of new technological advances, including Smart Cities and the Internet of The global race to 5G, the fifth generation ofĬellular network technology, is one of the most visible of the technologyįlashpoints in the US-China relationship. As high technology becomes increasingly important to the globalĮconomy, concern about the Chinese government’s practices in the world of Including the United States, have been brewing for decades, centering aroundĬhina’s unfair trade practices, subsidies, market barriers, and intellectual Ideology it uses for monitoring and controlling its citizens at home.Ĭonflicts between China and other nations, Working to export to sympathetic regimes the same combination of equipment and Beyond economicĬompetition, Beijing’s techno-authoritarianism travels too, and Beijing is Unlimited access to capital for the development of the next generation ofĬonnectivity are going head-to-head with US companies. The Chinese Communist Party is determined toĭominate the global digital marketplace. Now is the time for a strategic response. Beijing’s techno-nationalist approach to digital innovation puts the United States at a disadvantage, with serious ramifications for economic, military, and political security.