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U.S.-China 5G Competition, the Economy-Security Nexus, and Asia

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This article uses theories of industrial policy to assess the development of China’s 5G telecommunications equipment policy. It considers the path China’s 5G build-out has taken, and American security concerns in reaction to several nations’ potential adoption of China’s latest generation of communications equipment. It focuses on several East, South, and Southeast Asian countries and their decisions on whether or not to incorporate China’s 5G technology for their networks. It concludes with assessment of future paths in the Sino-US competition over 5G and later generation communications systems adoption.

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Harwit, E. U.S.-China 5G Competition, the Economy-Security Nexus, and Asia. J OF CHIN POLIT SCI (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11366-023-09879-7

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