Excitement over China’s digital advances was rampant when Keith Krach last visited China as chief executive of the highly successful software company DocuSign, with its more than 400 million users in 188 countries. “I saw a lot of new technology. I saw the drone swarm technology. Everybody was telling me to download Tencent every 30…
How America Turned the Tables on Huawei
Voice of America
11 Jun 2021, 08:05 GMT+10
Excitement over China s digital advances was rampant when Keith Krach last visited China as chief executive of the highly successful software company DocuSign, with its more than 400 million users in 188 countries. I saw a lot of new technology. I saw the drone swarm technology. Everybody was telling me to download Tencent every 30 minutes, Krach said. Tencent is the multinational conglomerate behind China s popular WeChat app.
That was in December 2017. Today Krach is near the top of a list of Americans who are banned, along with their close relatives, from ever again visiting China or doing business with Chinese entities.
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The European Union (EU) has indicated it is prepared to fund initiatives that will strengthen Europe’s chip manufacturing capabilities.
A global chip shortage caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, combined with the rise of technology as a key strategic consideration, has led many countries and regions to reassess their supply chains and production capabilities.
The US, China and South Korea have all explored options, while the EU has previously suggested it would support an alliance between major European manufacturers such as ASML, Infineon, STM and NXP.
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