The show of unity among nations opposed to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents a model for how democratic allies could come together to oppose Beijing if the communist regime follows through on its repeated threats against Taiwan, according to Robert Atkinson, president of Washington-based think tank Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. The sanctions and economic decoupling from Russia in the wake of the Feb. 24 invasion also point the way to strategies for weaning Western powers off their dependence on China for rare earth and high-tech imports, a dependence that poses increasing risks to economic stability and national security, Atkinson told EpochTV’s “China Insider” program on March 28. Atkinson praised the success of two pieces of legislation that seek to alleviate U.S. dependence on technological supply chains, particularly for semiconductors, emanating from China. The America COMPETES Act is a House bill aimed at increasing funding for microchip technology and hi-tech research. …
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