One Big Challenge for Biden? China's Push for Tech Supremacy

As America staggered through the final stretch of a bitter and divisive US presidential election last month, China was putting the finishing touches on carefully drawn plans for economic recovery, an enhanced military, and crucially, increased technological self-reliance. The proposals, outlined in the Chinese Communist Party's latest Five Year Plan, highlight a key challenge for president-elect Joe Biden at the outset of his four-year term. President Trump's efforts to kneecap Chinese technology have only partially succeeded. Ironically, they may ultimately accelerate China's development in key cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, chipmaking, 5G, and biotechnology. Foreign policy experts say the US needs to confront China on issues such as market access, forced technology transfers, and human rights.