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March 16, 2024

How China Could Swamp India’s Chip Ambitions

In a story about how China’s ambitions in the semiconductor industry will affect India, The Wall Street Journal referenced ITIF research on India’s semiconductor ecosystem.

March 14, 2024

Industry Slams NTE Digital Drawback

Commenting to PoliticoPro Morning Trade, ITIF’s Nigel Cory pushed back on USTR’s rationale for scaling back digital trade barriers in the NTE report, saying, “contrary to USTR’s framing, data localization’s central role in digital protectionism is a real and growing issue.” Cory added, “China’s policies clearly contravene the letter and spirit of global trade rules, and by refraining from naming and shaming USTR effectively endorses their use of localization and other discriminatory digital policies.”

March 14, 2024

China Has 12½ Times More Robots in Its Workforce Than Industry Experts Predicted: Report

The South China Morning Post wrote an article about ITIF's recent report on China's robotics industry.

March 13, 2024

Why Trump Flipped on TikTok

Time quoted Ashley Johnson on a potential TikTok ban.

March 13, 2024

USTR to Scale Back Digital Trade Concerns in Annual Report

Commenting to Politico on news that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative plans to scale back references to digital trade barriers in its upcoming National Trade Estimate on Foreign Trade Barriers, Nigel Cory said the move is "disappointing and highly misguided." He added, "All this lends itself to helping China advocate for its preferred restrictive and protectionist approach to data flows and digital trade."

March 7, 2024

Please, President Biden: Don't Blame Corporate Greed for Inflation

The New York Times referenced ITIF's recent biopharmaceutical report in a story about the Biden administration’s approach to economics.

March 7, 2024

On DMA Eve, Google Whines, Apple Sounds Alarms, and TikTok Wants Out

Ars Technica mentioned several past ITIF publications regarding the Digital Markets Act.

March 6, 2024

The Future Stays Out of the 2024 Spotlight

Coming out of the Super Tuesday presidential primaries, Politico quoted ITIF President Rob Atkinson on the tech policy outlook: “The most important question is the degree to which the next administration actually wants to spur technological innovation,” said Atkinson. “If they put other priorities higher, such as lower taxes and smaller government, or equity, green and heavy-handed regulations, nothing else really matters.”

March 1, 2024

Patent Applications From Chinese Inventors Pass US for First Time

Axios quoted Rob Atkinson on China surpassing the U.S. for the number of patent applications filed: "[We've] never seen a country grow its patenting both at the rate and the volume as China has."

February 26, 2024

New Biden Order Would Stem Flow of Americans’ Sensitive Data to China

The Washington Post quoted Nigel Cory on a potential order from President Biden regarding data flows: "In the face of a persistent, sophisticated foreign adversary, will this be effective in denying them access to this data? At this stage it’s hard to see how what the administration is doing will be targeted enough and effective enough to do that.”

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