a/symmetric: China’s Starlink bets
August 10, 2024China launched the first satellites of its megaconstellation. The effort is aimed at a grand prize: 6G leadership
Sizing up the competition: asymmetries in the US-China tech contest
June 27, 2024The US and China are locked in a technology competition. Less well understood is how each side assesses the contours of and strategies for winning that contest. Yet any serious game plan must contend with the opponent’s view of the competitive landscape, or risk being outflanked and outplayed.
Competing for the Frontier: Benchmarking the US-China Technology Competition
June 27, 2024The US and China are locked in a technology competition. Less well understood is how each side assesses the contours of that contest, and the strategies for winning it. Yet any serious game plan must contend with the opponent’s view of the competitive landscape, or risk being outflanked and outplayed. In our new research report, we assess the current US-China competitive balance in the technology domain, and benchmark the two countries’ standing in the field.
The Week That’s Done: November 6
November 6, 2022Beijing completes its space station and we benchmark the US-China space race – while the Fed keeps hiking, Maersk adds to recession fears, the Black Sea grain deal falters, and Canada orders Chinese lithium companies to divest. Plus: an OPEC for battery minerals?
The US and China Are in a Space Race: Who Is Counting Laps?
November 3, 2022As rhetoric around the US-China space race picks up, what does the competitive balance actually look like? The two country’s relative satellite capacity offers one angle in – and one where overall numbers tell only part of the story.