Ex-Googler Eric Schmidt's think tank warns China could win global tech race
US think tank the Special Competitive Studies Project, a private spinout from the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, has warned that the period between 2025 and 2030 will be the time when global technological leadership will be decided – and the USA and like minded nations may not be able to maintain their lead over China.
Microelectronics matter because the USA is utterly dependent on them, but most are made"in the shadow" of China. If China were to capture chipmaking plants and cut off supplies of raw materials needed to make them, the Project predicts"America's military is crippled, and the nation is plunged into a depression."
5G is critical because Chinese firms led hardware development and deployment, giving Beijing the chance to control network hardware around the world.