Europe’s digital agenda is a gift to China

Originally published by The Hill

Powerful AI chips are moving into China again. As Beijing does everything it can to close the gap with American AI companies, the U.S. and its European allies should pursue a trade and technology agenda designed to keep that gap open.

Instead, Brussels is spending its energy dismantling the American companies that are doing the heavy lifting.

The Digital Markets Act is sold in Brussels as a competition and consumer measure. It is neither. It imposes costs, mandates, and compliance burdens triggered by arbitrary thresholds: market capitalization instead of proven dominance, user counts instead of demonstrated harm.

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