Paul Triolo
Paul Triolo works at Eurasia Group, where he leads the firm’s newest practice, focusing on global technology policy issues, cybersecurity, internet governance, ICT regulatory issues, and emerging areas such as automation, AI/Big Data, 5G, and fintech/blockchain. He is frequently quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Wired, SCMP, the Economist, and other publications, and appears on CNN, CNBC, and other media outlets that follow global tech issues.
Latest Posts
‘New infrastructure’ — China’s race for 5G and networked everything has a new catchphrase
China’s government is hyping the concept of “new infrastructure” — the massive deployment of 5G, industrial internet, and networked everything. What exactly are Beijing’s plans, and will U.S. sanctions on Huawei and other Chinese firms put the kibosh on them?
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U.K. government opens narrow door to Huawei
After more than a year of intense internal study and deliberation, and pressure from both the U.S. and Chinese governments, London on Tuesday decided to…
‘Apocalyptic’ — the effects of Entity List action against leading Chinese AI companies
The U.S. Commerce Department action to place eight leading Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) and security companies on the Entity List in early October is already causing…
China is not a technology superpower. Stop treating it like one
It’s a common argument in the debate about how to respond to China’s technology rise: Beijing is intent on “catching up and surpassing” the West…
U.S.-China supply chains and innovation: The risks the Huawei hawks don’t understand
The ongoing drama with China’s largest and most innovative technology company, Huawei, illustrates how the narrative on innovation in China and the United States has changed…
China’s AI trajectory is set by entrepreneurs and international collaboration, not by government edict
What is driving China’s current boom in artificial intelligence research? Many Western analyses inaccurately attribute China’s AI growth to the 2017 National AI Development Plan…
U.S. campaign against Huawei stalls as Europe becomes main battleground
The U.S. is now arguing that using Huawei equipment would endanger the privacy and liberty of citizens, and the security of critical infrastructure and national…
It’s political: U.S. puts heat on China with Huawei indictment, extradition request
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday unleashed a barrage of indictments (for theft of trade secrets and bank fraud, among other things) against Chinese 5G champion Huawei…
The shocking arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou in Canada: ZTE redux — or worse?
The timing of the arrest and extradition request is rich. While the law enforcement action against Huawei has been in the works for some time, that Huawei’s…
U.S. efforts to control advanced technology hitting new levels, directed squarely at China
This week the U.S. Commerce Department published its long anticipated initial draft of a list of “emerging technologies” that the U.S. government is considering including in…