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Jonathan E. Hillman
Senior Fellow, Economics Program, and Director, Reconnecting Asia Project

COMMENTARY

War and PEACE on China’s Digital Silk Road

May 16, 2019

A version of this commentary was originally published at the Financial Times on May 15, 2019. It is reprinted here with permission.
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China’s digital silk road is where Xi’s two signature policies meet. Made in China 2025 is aggressively growing China’s high-tech industries with state subsidies and ambitious targets, including capturing 60 percent of the world’s fiber-optic communications market. Promising to invest a trillion dollars in infrastructure beyond its borders, China’s Belt and Road Initiative is an avenue for Chinese firms to expand into foreign markets and reach these targets.

For more:

https://www.csis.org/analysis/war-and-peace-chinas-digital-silk-road

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