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China Retaliates Over U.S. Weapon Sales to Taiwan. What Stocks Are Most at Risk
Krach, who is now chairman of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue University, says that executives “are having discussions in boardrooms and seeing if they are exposed. The level of risk has risen to almost the level of a cybersecurity breach—for that you have a plan.”
3 ways China and Russia are forging much closer economic ties
Future relations will likely remained strained, and China will want to keep its options open, analysts said. “There’s always been mistrust between the two regimes, which historically treated each other as rivals,” Krach noted.
Secretaries of State, Commerce discuss efforts to build a US microelectronics ecosystem
Purdue works with the Indiana Economic Development Corporation on state and federally funded programs in semiconductor and microelectronics manufacturing, aiming to bring more of these businesses to the state.
HOW SAFE IS OUR TECH IF IT DEPENDS ON NON-FREE NATIONS?
Keith Krach, former chairman and CEO of Docusign, the app that enables you to conveniently buy a house in Delaware while selling one in Oregon, is speaking at COSM (November 9–11 in Seattle). Docusign was of immense help during the COVID pandemic when in-person transactions were often impractical, illegal, or just impossible.
CARS OF THE FUTURE WILL OFFER “ELECTRIFYING” RIDES — GUARANTEED
How safe is our tech if it depends on non-free nations? Europe’s energy woes, in the wake of the Russia–Ukraine war, should spur us to take the question seriously. Keith Krach, former CEO of Docusign, speaking at COSM 2022, wonders why we don’t just do more tech at home where it’s cleaner and safer.
Tech industry in Indiana emerging as global leader, growing contributor to economy
Indiana partnerships and initiatives with USAID and others would not be possible without America’s leadership on technological innovation in development and diplomacy. That’s why we urge the entire Indiana congressional delegation to support a strong and robust International Affairs Budget to defend America’s interests through diplomatic and development leadership.
President Biden signs $52bn CHIPS Act into law
Welcoming the CHIPS Act being signed into law, Keith Krach, former Under Secretary of State and Chairman of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue, said, “This is a big day for America – for national security, our global economic security, and our long-term prosperity. The investment will create thousands of jobs across the entire supply chain and create a broad ripple effect of technical training and know-how throughout the tech ecosystem.”
The CHIPS and Science Act Became Law, Now What?
Keith Krach, former Under Secretary of State and chairman of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue University, said. “He is terrified that a united United States will commit to the equivalent of a moonshot. The bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act may do exactly that, taking the technological advantage away from China Inc. and returning it to the United States.”
Former Under Secretary of State Keith Krach on Building Trust in Technology
Keith shares his perspective on current geopolitical topics including US-China relations, China’s relationship with Taiwan, and the future of tech diplomacy.
China’s manipulating global discourse to drown out vast human rights abuses of Uyghurs: US State dept
The release of the State Department report proves that the US understands the measures that the CCP is taking to cover up the ongoing mass surveillance, repression, and genocide of the Uyghur people. It’s another important step from the US toward holding the CCP accountable for their systemic campaign to wipe out the Uyghur population. The free world must not fall for the CCP’s deceptive tactics.
Keith Krach Urges Holding The CCP Accountable Amidst Today’s Alarming State Dept. Report
Holding the CCP accountable requires an all hands on deck approach. A grassroots Uyghur genocide university divestment movement grew out of our work at the State Department. Now, students around the nation are urging their universities to divest from endowments linked to China due to the crimes in Xinjiang. American investors should follow these students’ lead and divest from Chinese companies complicit in perpetuating and hiding the genocide.
President Biden Signs CHIPS Act Into Law
President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act, a historic investment in the U.S. semiconductor industry. The legislation provides a 25% tax credit for U.S. facilities that produce semiconductors or chipmaking equipment and $52 billion in funding for new semiconductor programs. The funding includes $39 billion for grants available to chip manufacturers as well as semiconductor equipment and materials suppliers and $11 billion for federal semiconductor research programs.
