Playing Defense: US Policy Tightening and Implications for the Technology Sector

Anxiety about China’s rise as a technology power has triggered an overhaul of many US regulatory regimes: investment reviews, rules for the export of “foundational and emerging” technologies, government procurement, 5G and other infrastructure vender restrictions, visa policy for students and researchers, and even new “industrial policies” are all under implementation or discussion. Washington has ramped up action against Chinese firms, researchers and executives alleged to have violated US laws. This flurry of national security activism has implications for US technology firms and investors. Room to embrace Chinese capital, collaborators and suppliers is curtailed, and interactions with non-Chinese foreign players is also reshaped.  Changes to technology sector tariffs could endure beyond the near-term, altering our production chains and export competitiveness. Rhodium Group’s Daniel Rosen will take stock of this crowded slate of policy interventions, and explore a research agenda to ensure Washington is mindful of the costs.

Agenda

11:00 - 11:30 AM    Registration

11:30 - 1:00 PM      Event and Q&A Discussion

About Daniel Rosen 

Daniel H. Rosen is a founding partner of Rhodium Group and leads the firm’s work on China, India and Asia. Dan has twenty-six years of professional experience analyzing China’s economy, commercial sector and external interactions. He is widely recognized for his contributions on the US-China economic relationship. He is affiliated with a number of American thinktanks focused on international economics, and is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University. From 2000-2001, Dan was Senior Adviser for International Economic Policy at the White House National Economic Council and National Security Council. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and board member of the National Committee on US-China Relations. A native of New York City, Dan graduated with distinction from the graduate School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University (MSFS) and with honors in Asian Studies and Economics from the University of Texas, Austin (BA).

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