- the European Commission issued a sweeping strategy for setting global technology standards.
- A Brookings report released last year contends that the government’s work behind the scenes to influence and set international technology standards reflects Xi Jinping’s aim
- Coming on the heels of Beijing’s latest standards strategy, released in October.
The Europian commission issued a strategy for setting international technology standards. However, it is yet to see if China will set the new technology strategy
Issuing global technology standards
In early February, the European Commission issued a sweeping strategy for setting global technology standards. Coming on the heels of Beijing’s latest standards strategy, released in October, it reflects Europe’s efforts to push back against China’s mounting involvement in global standards-setting.
Governments work to influence and set international technology standards
A Brookings report released last year contends that the government’s work behind the scenes to influence and set international technology standards reflects Xi Jinping’s aim for China to become a “cyber great power.” The country’s “strategies not only serve China’s commercial interests, but also bolster its push for ‘cyber sovereignty’ instead of the free flow of ideas, information, and data,” notes a recent Asia Society Policy Institute report.
“State control of the internet and the Chinese approach to data governance restrict access to information and curtail free speech and other universal rights.” International tech experts at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, however, argue that China often utilizes standards as “a lever for upgrading the country’s industrial base.”
What are the implications of China becoming the standards bearer for international technology standards? What strategies might the U.S., Japan, EU, and other competing nations pursue to bolster their own interests?
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