Is tech the main battleground as EU and US drift apart? One Chinese prediction says so

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A Chinese think tank analysis highlighted increasing tensions between the United States and European Union over tech regulations, framing technology as the central arena of geopolitical competition. The shift signals a transformation from a collaborative relationship to strategic rivalry.

Clashes between the United States and European Union are becoming the “new normal” with competition over tech regulations at the “core”, according to an analysis published by a leading Chinese think tank. Guo Mingxu, head of the European Economy Programme at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, cited a recent row about hefty fines imposed on US tech giants for breaching European law as an example of how the relationship was shifting from being a collaborative partnership...