Former National Security Advisor Susan Rice speaks at the a16z Summit about the geopolitical competition between the United States and China regarding technology capabilities.
Opinion
Rice: US tech sector needs a revolution of patriotism against China
“And I think, quite honestly, we really need a revolution of patriotism in business as well as in the tech sector, but as well as across the greater American public to recognize that, you know, we are unfortunately in a kind of Cold War type challenge.”
Opinion
Rice: Tech companies accommodating China while spurning US defense are upside down
“To the extent that, that many companies are making compromises and accommodations to Open the Chinese market and expand their foothold in the Chinese market, doing things that quite frankly, in my judgment, advantage China in this competition, but then won't b…”
Insight
Rice: Prioritizing being liked over being respected diminishes leadership performance
“If I had to choose, if I couldn't have both, I'd rather be respected than liked. And that was because I realized that sometimes, and I, this is sort of reflected in the quote you read, sometimes by being overly concerned about being nice, particularly women wh…”
Opinion
Rice: Ambassador Richard Holbrooke was a talented diplomat but a classic bully
“And I realized, you know, I was dealing with very talented, you know, diplomat on the one hand, but a classic bully on the other.”
Assertion Supported
Rice: China uses human plants and cyber tools to steal US IP
“Well, China is not only using human assets, as you just described plants or moles, but they're also using cyber tools, as we know, to steal intellectual property and exfiltrate data.”
Insight
Rice: Treat discrimination as someone else's insecurity, not your self-doubt
“The way to deal with that is, in essence, a psychological jujitsu, to let that be somebody else's concern, not yours, and to try not to expend your precious mental energy doubting yourself.”