The author of this article is sort of expanding it on twitter:<p><a href="https://twitter.com/mattsheehan88/status/151724587067212595" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/mattsheehan88/status/151724587067212595</a><p>I don't know if the author picked the subtitle of the article:<p>"What Washington Can Learn From Beijing About Investing in Tech"<p>Or an editor did it?<p>As it reads, it is kind of tragic. Because what can Washington do? Other than make matters worse for the US; because at this point the policy response seems to be a strictly adverserial one: sanctions, harsh rhetorics, have the FBI chase Chinese students and researchers ...<p>All policies that deprive the US of its single biggest advantage: That US tech companies and research institutions are extremely attractive to work for and thus suck talent from all over the world including China.
<i>For decades, many Americans derided China as a nation of copycats incapable of creativity, let alone breakthrough innovation</i><p>Latent racism associated with exceptionalism. "Pride goeth before a fall." Sinophobia and/or prejudice against 'The Yellow Peril' has been a constant in the 'White West' for several centuries. It's nothing new.