Satellite Laser Links a Front in China/West Tech War: Professor

Inter-satellite optical communications is another front in the tech cold war between China and the West, with Chinese startups like HiStarlink emerging while Western suppliers like Mynaric aren't being allowed to operate there, blogged Larry Press, a professor of information systems at California State University-Dominguez Hills, Sunday. Such startups are behind established Western firms in terms of products and organization, but "perhaps the best thing they have going is the cold war itself -- they will not have to face strong international competition," Press said. "The cold war, like tariffs, offers protectionist cover for domestic industry."