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You Can’t Win the Technology Race Without the Factory

For decades, America made a powerful but ultimately flawed assumption: it could dominate the technologies of the future without maintaining the industrial capacity to build them. The strategy seemed logical. Keep the research laboratories, universities, software companies, patents, venture capital and corporate headquarters in America. Move manufacturing overseas to reduce… Read More »You Can’t Win the Technology Race Without the Factory

America Has a China Strategy. But Does It Have a Strategy to Win?

The United States does not lack a China strategy. It lacks something more important: a clear theory of victory. Washington has assembled an impressive collection of policies aimed at countering China: semiconductor subsidies, export controls, investment restrictions, tariffs, military alliances, and partnerships with Japan, India, Australia and other nations. Together,… Read More »America Has a China Strategy. But Does It Have a Strategy to Win?

Is the U.S. Still Number One?

The question “Is America still number one?” increasingly produces a more complicated answer than it did a generation ago. A growing share of Americans no longer equate national power with national superiority. They recognize that the United States remains extraordinarily powerful while also acknowledging that other countries outperform it in… Read More »Is the U.S. Still Number One?

Comparing Income and Living Standards in the United States and China

Comparing income levels in the United States and China is far more complicated than converting yuan into dollars. The two countries use different statistical concepts, have radically different cost structures, and measure income for different policy purposes. A meaningful comparison therefore requires looking beyond nominal income to disposable income, purchasing… Read More »Comparing Income and Living Standards in the United States and China

Two Systems, One Century: The Governance Gap Between America and China

Two Systems, One Century: The Governance Gap Between America and China The defining distinction between the United States and China runs deeper than the familiar labels—capitalist democracy versus authoritarian socialism. What truly separates these two powers is how each conceives the relationship between the individual, the state, and the collective—and… Read More »Two Systems, One Century: The Governance Gap Between America and China

China’s AI Strategy Is Rewriting the Economics of American Technological Power

The Open-Source Shock: How China’s AI Strategy—and CXMT’s IPO—Are Rewriting the Economics of American Technological Power by Joel Wong The blockbuster initial public offering of ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) on Shanghai’s STAR Market should be understood as more than another semiconductor financing event. Raising nearly 58 billion yuan (about US$8 billion), it demonstrated… Read More »China’s AI Strategy Is Rewriting the Economics of American Technological Power

The Construction of the Perpetual Foreigner: How American Law Defined Who Belonged

The United States proudly celebrates itself as a nation of immigrants, founded not on blood or ancestry but on the ideals of liberty, constitutional government, and equal citizenship. Yet throughout much of its history, a competing vision has existed alongside that ideal: the belief that “real Americans” are defined not… Read More »The Construction of the Perpetual Foreigner: How American Law Defined Who Belonged

Why US companies use Chinese AI!

American companies—ranging from early-stage Silicon Valley startups to major enterprises like DoorDash, Airbnb, and Siemens—are increasingly integrating Chinese AI models into their core architectures. While top-tier U.S. proprietary models (like OpenAI’s GPT series or Anthropic’s Claude) still lead in raw frontier benchmarks, Chinese models have captured massive enterprise market share… Read More »Why US companies use Chinese AI!