The Great U.S.-China Tech War

by Gordon G. Chang

The United States and China are locked in a “cold tech war,” and the winner will end up dominating the twenty-first century.Beijing was not considered a tech contender a decade ago. Now, some call it a leader. America is already behind in critical areas.It is no surprise how Chinese leaders made their regime a tech powerhouse. They first developed and then implemented multiyear plans and projects, adopting a determined, methodical, and disciplined approach. As a result, China’s political leaders and their army of technocrats could soon possess the technologies of tomorrow.America can still catch up. Unfortunately, Americans, focused on other matters, are not meeting the challenges China presents. A whole-of-society mobilization will be necessary for the U.S. to regain what it once control of cutting-edge technologies. This is how America got to the moon, and this is the key to winning this century.Americans may not like the fact that they’re once again in a Cold War–type struggle, but they will either adjust to that reality or get left behind.

Genres: China, Politics, Technology, Business, Nonfiction, Political Science, International Relations

56 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 31, 2020

About the author

Gordon Guthrie Chang is an American journalist, lawyer, political commentator, and writer. He is the author of The Coming Collapse of China in which he attempted to predict the collapse of China and claimed that it would collapse by 2011. In December 2011, he changed the timing of the year of the predicted collapse to 2012.

In 1976, Chang graduated from the Cornell Law School. He then lived in mainland China and in Hong Kong for close to two decades, where he worked as Partner and Counsel at the US international law firms Baker & McKenzie and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.

Chang has given briefings at the National Intelligence Council, the Central Intelligence Agency, the US State Department, and the US Department of Defense, and he has testified before the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The New Yorker has characterized him as a "longtime überhawk on China".

Reviews

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Great U.S.-China Tech War by Gordon G. Chang (Encounter Broadside No. 61) explores the current state of the technology competition between the US and China. The author makes a case for the Chinese replicating the very same behavior they used to gut the US manufacturing sector and applying those techniques and capabilities against America’s high-tech sector (5G Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Quantum Technology.) The author brings to light China's rise in the high-tech world, how they are poised to dominate it. He states the dangers of such a state, for China is really not very benevolent and to be under their domination would be unpleasant. Through planning and theft, as well as sending their technologists to study and absorb the latest technological breakthroughs in America's top universities, they are very close to their goal. The also establish and maintain key contacts and associations with American leaders in the tech fields and political connections that may be helpful in the future. The author also gives his solutions that must be implemented immediately if we are to blunt this direct assault on the US.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good review of the current status of tech US v China

[Alicia]

Another quick Encounter Broadside booklet full of important info for Americans concerned about China overtaking the U.S. in the tech sector.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informational. A short book which explains clearly the role
Tech companies are playing in China

[Gerald Kinro · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author brings to light China's rise in the high-tech world, how they are poised to dominate it. He states the dangers of such a state, for China is really not very benevolent and to be under their domination would be unpleasant. Through planning and theft, they are very close to their goal. He gives his solutions that must be implemented immediately.

This "book" is very short, and I lament that it had to be in this format, because it is something I would expect the so-called media to cover. Unfortunately they have gone dormant. I got similar information while reading foreign news sources that are less dormant that that in America. I thank Mr. Chang for writing this.

[Bill Powers · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick, but essential read for thinking Americans concerned about China overtaking the U.S. in global technological dominance. The primary take-away?

“The Chinese, are replicating the very same behavior they used to gut the manufacturing sector from the United States, and they are applying those techniques and capabilities in gutting America’s high-tech sector (5G Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Quantum Technology.”

[Mike Lisanke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gordon's book is as appropriate for POTUS Trump to heed today as it was in 2020 (when we all knew POTUS DJT had won the WH again and should have been on a 2nd term)... So, POTUS DJT should pay attention to the China Tech Threat and pickup where this author left off in 2020!

This is a very brief book. It has many references but is lacking the depth some (myself) look for in a deeper understanding of our US adversary China.

[Ietrio · Rating 1 out of 5]

Once more Chang proves to be another small time busybody with big ambitions: war, attack, as long as the blood flows, he will be happy.

[Joy · Rating 1 out of 5]

writing was painfully imbalanced

[Theo Milos · Rating 3 out of 5]

The sitation with tech in today's society can be described as a war (resembles the cold war, for instance the moon-siutation between US and Soviet). It is between the US and China, and whoever can manage to produce the most and effective will become the great superpower of the century. Some decades ago China was a poor country affected harshly by communism, but today it is an economic global power. The most important aspects are: chips, 5G, and AI. If the western world and USA want to win, they need to accelerate the tech production and overall become better than China. This needs to be done rather fast.

[William Huan · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you want an highly skewed and indoctrinated version of events leading to the current situation between the US and China, then this is definitely the book to read. By the time one finishes this book, another book would have been written condemning the Chinese, and the Chinese would have already discovered 6G.

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Most Important Sub-100 Page Book

Amazing, timely, and very important read.

I found this book a tome of knowledge when it comes to human rights and national security.

Although only a handful of pages, Gordon is able to make a ton of cases for topics of paramount importance.

4.9/5

[Mark Mak · Rating 1 out of 5]

Rubbish

[Jason Comely · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good introduction to what's at stake for North America and the world if we don't win the tech war.