Assessing the Risks and Finding Responses to China’s Digital Strategy
Episode 3 of "China’s Strategic Approach to the Digital Revolution"

Emily de La Bruyère is a Nonresident Fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research and co-founder of Horizon Advisory, a consulting firm focusing on the implications of China’s competitive approach to geopolitics.

Greg Levesque is the Co-founder and CEO of Strider.

Matt Turpin is a Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution and former U.S. National Security Council Director for China.

Time Stamps

[0:12] Introduction

[2:05] What direct threat do China’s digital ambitions pose to international security and the global order?

[4:21] How is what’s Beijing’s doing different in terms of its threat than the liberal digital order that you present as an alternative?

[8:45] So much of the Huawei case was focused on China’s ability to spy, but what other threats and risks is that missing?

[14:34] Right now we’re talking about Beijing’s digital ambitions as a future possibility, but this is already underway. How far has Beijing progressed in its strategy?

[21:43] What can we do to solve these challenges?

[24:42] How feasible is it that we can maintain the current system without allowing China to subvert it or take it over?

[29:44] If there’s one thing the U.S. or any other government can do right now to catalyze an effective response, what would that be?

[35:12] When looking at the risks and challenges associated with China’s digital strategy, what is one thing that you’re optimistic about?