Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
one thing that unites them and puts them in focus is a major push by the Chinese government, in terms of the strategic direction of what it wants its tech industry to be.
This is a very serious situation because President Tokayev has really escalated the situation by his desire and to use coercive force. This means that there really is no opportunity for negotiations between the protesters and the government.
In terms of what these protesters want, we can actually look to what the government has promised them over the past several years and especially since Tokayev became president. He has laid out a reform agenda
The government’s three approaches will profoundly shape how algorithms are regulated within China and around the world.
Comments on a forthcoming study offer a framework for how U.S. industry wants the government to address China’s rising participation.
Argentina is one of the few places in the world where China has made considerable investments in renewable energy. It is Argentinians themselves who successfully pushed Chinese players to help rebuild their power grid from the ground up.
A critical understanding of the drivers of this engagement, the various forms it has taken, and its impact on South Asian countries has been largely missing from the discourse, which is punctuated by broad-based assumptions such as allegations of debt-trap diplomacy.
The challenge for India, the United States, or others interested in the region, is to develop a policy that productively engages these countries. This policy should be based on its own merits, delinked from how these countries engage with China, and should aim to demonstrate an intent to engage.
The pandemic, structural changes, and geopolitical competition have all led to an acute supply chain crisis. Taiwan stands to benefit, but it needs policy changes and technology investments first.
Sri Lanka is not alone. Over the last decade, moves like these have indicated a deepening engagement between China and countries in South Asia such as Bangladesh, Maldives, and Nepal.