Tag: robert atkinson

‘The Problem Is China Wants to Be Good at Everything’: Robert Atkinson on US–China Tug-of-War

In this special episode, we sat down with Robert Atkinson, president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. He looks at how nations compare in terms of global market share in the Hamilton Index: Assessing National Performance in the Competition for Advanced Industries. How has the Chinese regime gained so much over the past quarter-century,…


US Local Governments Helped China With $1.7 Billion in Subsidies: Expert

U.S. state and local governments have provided about $1.7 billion in subsidies to Chinese companies since 2010, a trend that must be reversed, said Robert Atkinson, president of Washington-based think tank Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. “The official U.S. policy is to try to slow down China because they’re playing unfairly, if you will. So…


US Local Governments Helped China With $1.7 Billion in Subsidies: Watchdog

U.S. state and local governments have provided about $1.7 billion in subsidies to Chinese companies since 2010, a trend that must be reversed, said Robert Atkinson, president of Washington-based think tank Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. “The official U.S. policy is to try to slow down China because they’re playing unfairly, if you will. So…


US Local Governments Helped Chinese Firms With $1.7 Billion in Subsidies: Watchdog

U.S. state and local governments have provided about $1.7 billion in subsidies to Chinese companies since 2010, a trend that must be reversed, said Robert Atkinson, president of Washington-based think tank Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. “The official U.S. policy is to try to slow down China because they’re playing unfairly, if you will. So…


US State, Local Governments Helped Chinese Firms With $1.7 Billion in Subsidies: Watchdog

U.S. state and local governments have provided about $1.7 billion in subsidies to Chinese companies since 2010, a trend that must be reversed, said Robert Atkinson, president of Washington-based think tank Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. “The official U.S. policy is to try to slow down China because they’re playing unfairly, if you will. So…


‘We Can’t Win That Fight Just by Pretending We Don’t Have to Compete’: Dr. Robert Atkinson on US-China Relationship

The Senate just approved a $52 billion bill for semiconductor chip manufacturing in the United States—part of its version of the United States Innovation and Competition Act. Is this a step toward the United States taking a “whole-of-government” approach when it comes to competition with China? Or are the stakes even high enough to warrant a…