Techno-Geopolitics: U.S.-China Tech War and the Practice of Digital Statecraft

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Abstract

Techno-Geopolitics explores contemporary U.S.–China relations and the future of global cyber-security through the prisms of geopolitics and financial-technological competition. It puts forward a new conceptual framework for an emerging field of digital statecraft and discusses a range of key issues including the controversies around 5G technology, policy regulations over TikTok and WeChat, the emergence of non-traditional espionage, and potential trends in post-pandemic foreign policy.

Analysing the ramifications of the ongoing U.S.–China trade standoff, this book maps the terrain of technological war and the race for global technological leadership and economic supremacy. It shows how China’s technological advancements not only have been the key to its national economic development but also have been the core focus of U.S. intelligence. Further, it draws on U.S.–China counterintelligence cases sourced from the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to explore emerging patterns and techniques of China’s espionage practice.

A cutting-edge study on the future of statecraft, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of international relations, security and intelligence studies, information technology and artificial intelligence and political science, especially U.S. foreign policy and China studies. It will also be of great interest to policymakers, career bureaucrats, security and intelligence practitioners, technology regulators, and professionals working with think tanks and embassies.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationAbingdon, Oxon
PublisherRoutledge
Number of pages134
ISBN (Electronic)9781003047100
ISBN (Print)9780367497149
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Sept 2021

Publication series

NameInternational Politics in the Age of Disruption Book Series by Harsh V. Pant, Frank O’Donnell and Avinash Paliwal
PublisherRoutledge

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