Upholding Global Innovation: The U.S. and China’s Necessary Balance of Technological Pursuits and Open Markets

Opinion | The US and China need to steer clear of letting a 'Silicon Curtain' fall

Both nations are capable of chasing their tech aspirations without forsaking free trade and jeopardizing worldwide innovation.

I kick-started my professional journey in the tech industry at IBM, a leading American computing corporation, in Greater China. At that time, the company was known as the "Big Blue" and was smoothly running operations in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Being one of the initial tech firms to penetrate the Chinese market, IBM was instrumental in connecting the East and the West.

Numerous initial leaders of IBM in the Greater China area came from a variety of backgrounds, contributing their cutting-edge technology skills and management strategies that connected the technological and cultural gaps.