Lovely comments on US-China tech war in Axios article

September 23, 2020

Axios

Mary E. Lovely

Economics Department

China

U.S. Elections

United States

Axios

Mary E. Lovely

The torrent of anti-Chinese rhetoric by the Trump administration recently has been countered by much softer actions, as the administration attempts to "thread the needle" of looking tough heading into the election while having the Chinese continue to purchase U.S. goods, says Professor Mary Lovely. "The tech issue is the big one … for the long term, but for the election it’s not at all clear to me that the tech issue is the big one," she says. Read more in the Axios article, "The tech war between the U.S. and China escalates." 09/23/20