EU urges alliance with US to counter Chinese tech dominance

[beijingwalker]

EU urges alliance with US to counter Chinese tech dominance
Brussels says case for working together on setting technical standards has ‘never been greater’

Jim Brunsden in Brussels
YESTERDAY

The EU has urged the US to join forces in countering Chinese attempts to define the technologies of the future, saying a transatlantic alliance is needed to influence global standards for sectors such as telecoms and the internet of things.

As part of a progress report into EU-US co-operation on trade, Brussels said that the “strategic case” for the two economies to work together on setting technical standards “has never been greater” given the competing models being advanced by Beijing.

“These new regulatory models are a cause of common concern given the important role played by the [Chinese] state in deploying market-distorting practices to build domestic champions in key strategic sectors,” the commission, the EU’s executive branch, said.

The comments reflect EU concerns that Chinese state-backed companies and the government in Beijing have sought to extend their influence in bodies such as the International Telecommunication Union and the International Organisation for Standardisation, which set technical criteria for new products and technologies.

Both the EU and the US fear that China — having forced foreign companies active on its territory to share their technology for years — is seeking to dominate intellectual property in cutting edge fields such as artificial intelligence and 5G mobile networks.

These fears have been stoked by leading Chinese telecoms company Huawei’s dominance of key 5G technology. US president Donald Trump has sought to drum up international opposition to Huawei, restricting US companies’ ability to do business with it before relaxing the curbs.

Areas where EU-US co-operation appears promising, according to the report, include robotics, 3D printing, machinery for the oil and gas industry and self-driving cars. Vera Jourova, the EU’s justice commissioner, said in April that EU-US co-operation would mean “our voice would be heard around the world . . . But, if we will become rivals and promote conflicting models, none of us will win”.

The report reviews the state of EU-US trade ties one year after a deal between Mr Trump and commission president Jean-Claude Juncker to improve co-operation. The deal persuaded Mr Trump to temporarily back away from threats to start a trade war with the EU.

The centrepiece of that agreement was a plan to strike a zero tariff deal on industrial goods, but talks have failed to get off the ground. In Brussels, there are renewed fears that Mr Trump may lash out at the EU as he gears up for his 2020 re-election campaign.

The commission report emphasises the progress the EU has made to fulfil comments to buy more US soyabeans and liquefied natural gas. Asked whether Brussels hoped this update would dissuade the US from imposing punitive measures against the EU, a spokeswoman for the commission said that it reflected the EU’s “commitment to deliver on what was agreed”.

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[AViet]

Where are the energetic, educated youth people of Europe to make it happen (Europe to be competitive again China)? Thank to years of liberal democracy, they are now busy having multiple partner sex on Ibiza, partying, dancing, travelling, Vlogging, protesting on the streets for LGBT, incest, women right.... In summary, they are destroying their own lifes and destroying the West.

To be truly competitive, Europe must dig out their liberal democracy and select some wise leader like Mao or Deng Xiaoping (someone will cite Lee Guan Yew, but in my opinion, Mao is greater, because he was the leader in a seriously sick China, while Singapore was already relatively developed and rich when Lee Guan Yew became its Premier), who are not dictators, but strong enough to make radical changes. They will need 100 - 200 years to make Europe competitive again.

 

[k s ahmed]

Liberal has nothjng to do with this tech thjng.
They just don't have this much man power and they don't want to work really.
It's an interesting news to me. Us plus EU alliance

 

[vi-va]

Liberal has nothjng to do with this tech thjng.
They just don't have this much man power and they don't want to work really.
It's an interesting news to me. Us plus EU alliance

More Europeans than Americans. Europeans degenerated. Americans degenerating.

 

[nahtanbob]

Where are the energetic, educated youth people of Europe to make it happen (Europe to be competitive again China)? Thank to years of liberal democracy, they are now busy having multiple partner sex on Ibiza, partying, dancing, travelling, Vlogging, protesting on the streets for LGBT, incest, women right.... In summary, they are destroying their own lifes and destroying the West.

To be truly competitive, Europe must dig out their liberal democracy and select some wise leader like Mao or Deng Xiaoping (someone will cite Lee Guan Yew, but in my opinion, Mao is greater, because he was the leader in a seriously sick China, while Singapore was already relatively developed and rich when Lee Guan Yew became its Premier), who are not dictators, but strong enough to make radical changes. They will need 100 - 200 years to make Europe competitive again.

I agree with the everything except wise leader like Mao. I will grant you Deng Xiaoping was a wise man in the mold of Lee Kuan Yew

 

[vi-va]

I agree with the everything except wise leader like Mao. I will grant you Deng Xiaoping was a wise man in the mold of Lee Kuan Yew

there are a few leaders in CCP during Deng Xiaoping era who can do similar reform. There is NO one after Qing dynasty who can defeat corrupted Kuomintang and Japanese. No one can transform China like Mao did, he built the backbone of China, counter enemies, defend our national interest for long term.

Deng can NOT compare with Mao.

Read more history.

 

[nahtanbob]

there are a few leaders in CCP during Deng Xiaoping era who can do similar reform. There is NO one after Qing dynasty who can defeat corrupted Kuomintang and Japanese. No one can transform China like Mao did, he built the backbone of China, counter enemies, defend our national interest for long term.

Deng can NOT compare with Mao.

Read more history.

Deng made no mistakes. Mao made plenty

 

[vi-va]

Deng made no mistakes. Mao made plenty

wrong, otherwise there will not be protest on Tiananmen square. People are angry about the corruption and want Mao hardline stance against corruption.

In Mao era, corrupted officials were sentenced to death. Deng did Not have Mao authority to punish his comrades.

wrong, otherwise there will not be protest on Tiananmen square. People are angry about the corruption and want Mao hardline stance against corruption.

In Mao era, corrupted officials were sentenced to death. Deng did Not have Mao authority to punish his comrades.

Mao was controversial, will always be. He made mistakes, people who disagree with him disrespect him or disgust him. Understanable.

People who really really understand our nation, culture and history worship him. I am Mao's admirer.

It is ok people see differently, it NOT ok people disgust somebody before doing his homework.

Mao is one of the most important figures after world war one. Mao has many enemies. There are thousands books demonize him. Not surprised at all. Those English garbage history books worh nothing, just propaganda.

If you want to know some real stuff about China history and minds, learn Chinese. otherwise, at least read enough world history of 18th, 19th, 20th century, especially Chinese history and some philosophy.

Then we can make judgement on Mao, good and bad.