China — A Country of Superlatives

A place where everything takes place on a massive scale

China’s economic resurgence, military might & leadership in technology — all within a short span of 30–40 years has been no less than an impressive feat. The most populous country on the planet & a traditional manufacturing giant has now transitioned to a tech hub with the second-largest economy in the World ($23.3 trillion estimated GDP).

More recently, however, the two biggest economies, U.S & China, have been at loggerheads over trade tariff dispute which has taken a tech dimension lately with the U.S banning the Chinese technology companies citing national security concerns. Huawei, the Chinese tech giant which has a massive global footprint has been the primary target of these sanctions.

While the markets suffer from the uncertainty emanating from the prolonged trade dispute, the U.S suppliers to Huawei have found a loophole in the export restrictions imposed by the U.S government and have started shipments to it again. It has been my opinion from the beginning that trade sanctions reflected American’s uneasiness with China’s challenge towards the economic & technological might of the former.