Dual Use
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My latest for the Diplomat takes a look at a recent report on China’s acquisition of dual use technology from US companies:
A recent report in the New York Times detailed the many connections between U.S. technology firms and their Chinese counterparts. The report suggested that many of the companies that U.S. firms regularly deal with have their own relationships with the Chinese military.
The articles, inspired by a report from the intelligence firm Blue Heron on IBM’s dealings with China, highlight the tensions between maintaining security over American dual-use technological innovations and staying abreast of the global technology market. While the report does not indicate that IBM has violated the U.S. system of export control, it does imply that the system lacks capacity to properly monitor interactions between U.S. and Chinese companies.