Foreign media pay attention! Where will American technological hegemonism go?
CCTV News:On July 14th, the Central Radio and Television General Station’s "International Sharp Review" published an article entitled "Where is America’s technological hegemonism going?", which was reprinted by many overseas media.
From July 14th to 15th, Facebook account of Radio LCF in France, RADIOWE website in Italy, Daily Morning News website in India, Facebook account of Global Radio in Jordan, American Business News website, American Business Daily website, Chinese PT portal, Chinese Headline APP, Portuguese New Newspaper APP (Facebook account, Twitter account), European Union Chinese website, Canadian Business Daily website, West Africa online website, Africa Times website, Greek China website, etc. On July 16th, Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao published this comment. The main reports are as follows:
The Central Radio and Television General Station published a commentary entitled "International Critical Review: Where is the Technological Hegemonism of the United States going". The article points out that the United States is recognized as a powerful country in science and technology in the world, and its scientific and technological innovation is in an all-round leading position. Even in the fields that the United States thinks are most threatened by competition in the near future, such as information and communication, artificial intelligence, biomedicine, etc., its dominant position in scientific and technological innovation is unparalleled in the short term. However, recently, with the help of trade disputes, the United States unilaterally adopted a series of measures to restrict the scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation between China and the United States, and issued a report on How China’s Economic Aggression Threatens the Technology and Intellectual Property Rights of the United States and the World. Subsequently, it passed a bill to tighten the investment rules of foreign enterprises in the United States, and even used core technologies to restrict other countries, at the expense of the "Cold War", which fully demonstrated the behavioral characteristics of technological hegemonism.
According to the article, at present, American technological hegemonism is mainly manifested in the following aspects: First, using core technologies to suppress potential competitors and obtain high profits. The second is to interfere with normal market competition on the grounds of national security, protect core technologies and markets, and undermine fair market order and investment. The third is to restrict the export of high-tech products from other countries to the United States by means of tariffs, and suppress the development of high-tech industries in other countries.
The article points out that for a long time, the United States has firmly grasped the dominant position of core technology in the global division of labor system and occupied the high end of the global value chain. Under the framework of international rules, it is inevitable to maintain its own technological leading edge. Even though American multinational companies have set up many joint ventures, invested in R&D and even acquired many foreign enterprises, they still maintain this advantage. In this case, even if the United States loses its advantages in some areas, it cannot be considered that security is threatened. If this logic is followed, other countries can say that there is no "security" at all.
The article further points out that, unfortunately, out of consideration of its own economic and social problems, the United States government has taken unilateral measures to limit the outflow of technology, block and stifle the technological progress of other countries, and has acted in its own way, coercing others with technology to achieve its own goals. In fact, it is technological hegemonism, and choosing the wrong prescription will inevitably lead to serious consequences.
First, the world technology and trade disputes caused by unilateral technological hegemonism have a great negative impact on global technological progress and international economic development, which may cause the retrogression of global economic development and bring a shadow to the recovery of the world economy after the financial crisis. Second, ignoring the modern international division of labor system and international rules, taking unilateral extreme actions and undermining the global division of labor pattern is a violation of international rules. Third, it does not respect the needs of technological progress in other countries, leading to its own "isolation" situation. Fourth, ignoring the life cycle of technology and the essential requirements of openness of scientific and technological progress, violating the laws of technological progress, lacking the pressure of technological competition and the motivation of technological upgrading, will eventually lead to the loss of its own motivation for technological progress.
The article believes that from the current development situation, the global scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation are accelerating, and the transfer and diffusion of advanced technology is unstoppable. The essence of innovation is openness. If we treat the means of competition at the enterprise level as a matter at the national level, and take organized actions to limit and block technical exchanges, it will ultimately harm ourselves.
The article emphasizes that the huge demand for high-quality economic and social development in China has provided a strong impetus for scientific and technological progress and development. The strength of scientific and technological innovation has been greatly improved through continuous accumulation, and the vitality of innovation and entrepreneurship in the whole society has been greatly stimulated. Of course, the in-depth development of economic and technological globalization has linked all countries in the world into a closer whole. In the ever-changing international competitive environment, the unilateral technical restriction and blockade by the United States is not a good solution to the problem at all, and it is impossible to achieve the goal of restricting the technological progress of other countries. The development of scientific and technological innovation in China is inevitable.
Finally, the article points out that there is no doubt that the trend of economic globalization is irreversible, global governance needs further reform, and unilateral hegemonic behavior is contrary to the needs of China and globalization development, and it is impossible to achieve practical results. It is the wise choice of all countries to continue to promote all-round open cooperation, seek development through opening up, promote the deep integration and deep evolution of global value chain, industrial chain and innovation chain, and jointly promote the world’s scientific and technological progress and economic development. Any behavior that violates the laws of economic and technological development and implements technological hegemonism will eventually hit a wall.

French Radio LCF Facebook account forwarded on July 14, 2018

Italian RADIOWE website forwarded on July 14, 2018

India’s "Daily Morning News" website was forwarded on July 14, 2018

Jordan Global Radio Facebook account forwarded on July 14, 2018

American Business Daily website forwarded on July 14, 2018

Chinese PT Portal was forwarded on July 14th, 2018.

Portuguese news APP (Facebook account, Twitter account) was forwarded on July 15, 2018.

Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao was published on July 16, 2018