US CTO Kratsios Urges EU to Unify Against Chinese Technological Threats
The U.S. and the EU need to cooperate and defend innovation against technological threats from adversaries like China, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios said Thursday in Portugal. He accused China of pushing an authoritarian state that favors “censorship over…
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free expression and citizen control over empowerment.” China also uses technology to surveil and control its citizens and steals intellectual property from the U.S., he said, noting the importance of 5G and artificial intelligence. “If we don’t act now, Chinese influence and control of technology will not only undermine the freedoms of their own citizens, but all citizens of the world,” he said. The Chinese embassy in D.C. didn't comment.