https://www.scmp.com/rss/514365/feed John Z. Lee is director of the consultancy East-West Futures. He is co-lead on the EU China Semiconductor Observatory, a researcher at the Leiden Asia Center and a consultant for the International Institute of Strategic Studies. John's work focuses on the semiconductor industry, future telecommunications and China's cyberspace governance regime. He tweets @J_B_C16. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com John Z. Lee John Z. Lee US President Donald Trump’s decision to double down on tariffs on China while pausing escalation towards other countries may signify that the United States is entering the final stages of decoupling from “Chimerica” – the symbiotic relationship between the world’s two largest economies. However, the results of Trump’s approach so far suggest that a global economic restructuring in Washington’s favour is unlikely. For Southeast Asian countries, this could result in a future characterised by... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3308883/end-chimerica-and-what-means-southeast-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3308883/end-chimerica-and-what-means-southeast-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 May 2025 02:00:20 +0000 Huawei Technologies unveiled its new 5G smartphone during a visit to Beijing by US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who is in charge of the export controls that target Chinese access to semiconductors. Among other goals, the US controls introduced last October aim to deny China chips fabricated at process nodes of 14 nanometres and below, justified by the need to stop Beijing accessing advanced military and surveillance technologies, based on cutting-edge chips. Yet the chip at the heart of... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3236517/huaweis-chip-triumph-proof-us-tech-war-china-sheer-folly?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3236517/huaweis-chip-triumph-proof-us-tech-war-china-sheer-folly?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Oct 2023 21:30:08 +0000 The Group of 20 summit last month gave the world contrasting images of its two leading autocratic powers. Russian President Vladimir Putin was not even present, and his foreign minister left early after sitting through a speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was specially invited. But at the same event, leaders from around the world met bilaterally with President Xi Jinping, even walking across the stage to him as if he were hosting the event in China. China’s weight in the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3202213/us-china-decoupling-beijing-has-options-beyond-russia-navigating-geopolitics-technology?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3202213/us-china-decoupling-beijing-has-options-beyond-russia-navigating-geopolitics-technology?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Dec 2022 17:00:15 +0000