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5G and the US-China tech rivalry: A test for Europe's future in the digital age. How can Europe shift back from back foot to front foot?

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  • Rühlig, Tim
  • Seaman, John
  • Voelsen, Daniel

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Until late last year, most Europeans only knew Huawei as one of many smartphone manufacturers gaining ground in stores across the continent. But in recent months, the tech giant has turned into a symbol of a high-stakes wrestling match between the world's premier superpower, the United States, and its increasingly ambitious and capable challenger, China. Indeed, the impending rollout of 5G infrastructure has become a key battleground in a broader struggle for control over the industries of the future. Europe has meanwhile been caught on its back foot and urgently needs to develop a strategy to not only guide it through the current 5G debate, but also the tech rivalries that are still to come.

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  • Rühlig, Tim & Seaman, John & Voelsen, Daniel, 2019. "5G and the US-China tech rivalry: A test for Europe's future in the digital age. How can Europe shift back from back foot to front foot?," SWP Comments 29/2019, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:swpcom:292019
    DOI: 10.18449/2019C29
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    1. Ponzoa, José M. & Gómez, Andrés & Mas, José M., 2023. "EU27 and USA institutions in the digital ecosystem: Proposal for a digital presence measurement index," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 154(C).
    2. da Ponte, Aureliano & Leon, Gonzalo & Alvarez, Isabel, 2023. "Technological sovereignty of the EU in advanced 5G mobile communications: An empirical approach," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 47(1).

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