US President Donald Trump’s administration needs to reverse the destructive policies undercutting America’s ability to compete with China in strategic hi-tech sectors or see Beijing race ahead, a leading member of the hardline US House Select Committee on China said on Wednesday.
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China’s commitment to the progress of tech innovation has caused unease in the United States, with Beijing’s continued investment in the industry standing in sharp contrast to the US government’s current shutdown and budget battles.
However, following Beijing’s doubling down on tech investment at last week’s fourth plenum, the US House Select Committee on China is now exerting pressure on the Trump government, particularly on the Office of Management and Budget, urging for more government expenditure to help combat China’s growing threat.
“When you defund [National Institutes of Health] and [National Science Foundation] and research at our universities, and when you say that people with international visas need not come here any more … you are basically hurting our technology ecosystem in a profound way,” Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, from Illinois, said in an online event with the Atlantic Council on Wednesday.
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“Our leadership is eroding because we’re not investing in ourselves,” he added, claiming the Trump administration is not working closely enough with the private sector to safeguard the tech industry.
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