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U.S. “Made in China 2025” push-back is Trouble for Tech

On Monday, June 25, a Wall Street Journal report indicated that additional Chinese tech investment barriers severely impacted global investors’ confidence. Some restrictions being considered include limiting high-tech exports to China, tightening Chinese investment restrictions on U.S. tech companies, and prohibiting Chinese companies – defined as 25% or more Chinese ownership – from buying American companies involved in industrially significant technology. – Dillon Billingham

Misconceptions in South China Sea Can Raise US-China Tensions

At the recent Shangri-La Dialogue in the first week of June, United States Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, accused the Chinese occupation in the South China Sea to be a militarization tactic aimed at intimidating and imposing its power in the region. Further, the Pentagon rescinded its invitation to China for the 2018 Rim of the Pacific exercise (RIMPAC). – Dillon Billingham

Myanmar Could Fall Victim to Large Debt to China

On May 25, concerns over the price tag attached to a Myanmar port construction (China’s CITIC Group won the rights 3 years ago) arose as experts questioned why the project would cost so much. In addition, the less than flattering reports of China’s motivation behind the $7.5 billion deep-sea port in Kyaukpyu are being questioned by critics of the One Belt One Road Initiative (OBOR) also known as the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). – Dillon Billingham