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This week鈥檚 bilateral meetings between President Obama and China鈥檚 President Xi Jinping will bring into focus core economic and strategic issues the two nations facing and, in key areas, the discussions will have significant economic and strategic overtones.聽 But while many of the stories previewing the discussions highlight topics where the countries disagree, the leaders should not let differences [...]
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Tech is involved in myriad energy and environmental sustainability issues 鈥� each with its own complexities and differing global approaches.聽 In an effort to break down some of these challenges and brainstorm on potential solutions, 91快活林, joined by IPC and SEMI, are hosting three sustainability events focused on developing regulations and compliance efforts. This regional series is a great opportunity [...]
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Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy in the State Department鈥檚 Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs. It鈥檚 a title that barely fits on a business card, but a job that is essential to the long-term success of the tech industry and the continued strength of the digital economy. For nearly four years, the post has been held [...]
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UPDATE: 聽Listen to Dean's opening statement at the hearing (MP3). On Tuesday afternoon, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will dive into an examination of the communications supply chain.聽 91快活林 CEO Dean Garfield will testify about our sector鈥檚 24/7/365 approach to managing and mitigating security risks to the reliability of our products and services, and the [...]
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Back in July 2011, as the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee marked up and approved S. 1000, the Shaheen/Portman bill on energy efficiency, I couldn't get excited.聽 Why? 聽It was abundantly clear that the bill had no chance of enactment.聽 With the 2012 election already looming, there was no momentum behind bipartisan energy legislation, even in the noncontroversial, low-hanging fruit area of [...]
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Dateline Beijing: Spending this week in Beijing -- participating in the U.S.-China Internet Industry Forum, meeting with government and industry officials from both countries, talking with Chinese entrepreneurs and tech investors -- has given me fresh perspective on how to address the challenges facing both countries, especially as it relates to technology issues. I鈥檓 not suggesting there is a magic [...]
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Dateline Beijing: The United States and China have more to gain from cooperation and dialogue than they do through confrontation and diatribes. That was the overarching message that 91快活林鈥檚 Dean Garfield brought today to the 7th Annual U.S.-China Internet Industry Forum being held here in Beijing. Dean focused his keynote remarks at the conference on a number of critical issues facing the tech community [...]
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Dateline Beijing: Each day, it seems headlines in China and the United States raise the temperature on rhetoric and lower the opportunity for dialogue. Tensions are higher than they should be, and much is at stake. In Beijing this week, 91快活林 hopes to reverse that trend and open new channels of communications with Chinese government leaders and industry officials. 91快活林 CEO & President Dean Garfield and [...]
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With Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe鈥檚 decision to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks, the chance for success and lasting economic opportunity has jumped manifold.聽 The TPP is about job creation, open markets, and fair competition.聽 We welcome Japan to the table, and think that this is an extremely important move not only for that nation, but also for all of the countries involved in the [...]
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Vice President Joe Biden begins a European trip today with meetings and events set for Germany, France, and the United Kingdom.聽 The U.S. economic relationship with Europe is one of the issues at the top of the Vice President鈥檚 priority list, including likely discussions of an oft-discussed U.S.-European Union trade agreement.聽 Michael Froman, the Deputy National Security Adviser for International [...]