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Weaponizing physical lockouts over human assets replaces tariffs as the ultimate tool of tech isolation.
As technology rivalries intensify, dominant powers bypass standard economic tariffs to enforce direct physical bans and travel restrictions on elite engineering talent.
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World & Geopolitics
EU-China Trade War: Germany Hardens Stance as VW Crisis Drives Joint Policy with France Traditional tariff barriers are easily bypassed by target countries routing through neighboring trade partners, pushing states to pursue more direct physical lockouts.
World & Geopolitics
China Clamps Down on AI Talent as US Blacklists Alibaba, Baidu, and EV Giants In response to US commercial blacklisting, China is isolating its AI ecosystem by directly halting the travel of elite human talent.