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March 26, 2024
China and US Battle, Quietly But Fiercely, On Yet Another Tech Front: Patent Applications
The South China Morning Post quoted Rob Atkinson in a story on US and Chinese patents: “There’s no question the Chinese patent filings do reflect underlying technological capabilities. We’d be foolish or ostrich-like if we denied that."
March 22, 2024
'Mass Surveillance' Fears Over Law Change Plans
The BBC wrote about a letter regarding the amendments to the Investigatory Powers Act in the UK that was co-signed by ITIF.
March 20, 2024
Bitcoin Bounces Back
POLITICO's Digital Future Daily newsletter quoted Daniel Castro's letter to the editor regarding TikTok bans and the misconception that the app pushes users towards radical politics.
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
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.