The next big frontier in US-China rivalry

Digital infrastructure is increasingly gaining a geopolitical component. For now, the US is way ahead of the game- and will fight hard to maintain this status quo

US-China relations have undergone a dramatic shift. While there has been a thaw at G-20 in Bali with both committing to managing “competition responsibly”, the road ahead is still full of twists and turns. Increasingly, relations between the two hinge on who takes the lead and leap frogs in technology because technology is the next big frontier.

Techno-geopolitics, techno-nationalism and techno-terrorism are some of the words gaining currency. While techno-geopolitics is technological competition intertwined with geopolitics, techno-nationalism is technological advancement linked to economic prosperity and national security, and techno-terrorism is using technology as the lever of statecraft. What these terms imply