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How Qualcomm, a US tech giant, is backing China's tech ambitions

Providing money, expertise, engineering for Beijing's master plan to create its own tech superpowers

How Qualcomm, a US tech giant, is backing China’s tech ambitions
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A file photo of Irwin M Jacobs, a founder of Qualcomm, who spearheaded an aggressive lobbying campaign in Washington and Beijing. Photo: Reuters

David Barboza | NYT
As the Chinese government develops drones, the American technology giant Qualcomm is helping. The same goes for artificial intelligence, mobile technology and supercomputers. Qualcomm is also working to help Chinese companies like Huawei break into overseas markets in support of China’s “go global” campaign to develop big multinational brands.

Qualcomm is providing money, expertise and engineering for Beijing’s master plan to create its own technology superpowers.

Big American companies fiercely protect their intellectual property and trade secrets, fearful of giving an edge to rivals. But they have little choice in China — and Washington is looking on with alarm.

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