A thread by MERICS Analyst @RebeccaArcesati on this weekend’s #EU-#US Trade and Technology Council #TTC meeting in Paris-Saclay. 1/7 
Compared to the 2021 meeting, this #TTC ministerial takes place against the backdrop of a radically different geopolitical environment. The war in 🇺🇦 makes reducing strategic dependencies from and preventing unwanted tech transfers to authoritarian powers a necessity. 2/7
What does this mean for 🇨🇳? 1)The #TTC was instrumental to allied coordination leading to a swift imposition of 🇷🇺 sanctions. The policy space to discuss the future of export controls on emerging & foundational techs has broadened. 3/7
2)The #EU& #US had already started mapping vulnerabilities following Covid-induced supply chains shocks, esp. for chips. At this #TTC, we might see more concrete attempts at organizing trusted supply chains (critical raw materials), maybe seeking synergies w/ other partners. 4/7
These are just some of #TTC’s areas of work but 🇨🇳 will surely pay attention to the prospects of seeing its access to more Western tech curtailed & centrality in some global value chains diminished (granted, these things are complex & don’t happen w/o private sector buy-in). 5/7
🇪🇺-🇺🇸 have also been coordinating in standardization orgs & discussing financing for secure & trusted ICT infrastructure in third countries (i.e., alternatives to Digital Silk Road), inter alia. After 🇺🇦 we’ll likely see sharper focus on tackling disinfo & cyber surveillance. 6/7
Transatlantic tech & trade policy isn’t all about 🇨🇳, nor should it be. Rather, by focusing policy & technical exchanges on areas of common interest, the #TTC seems well on track to better equipping the 2 sides to tackle some of the challenges 🇨🇳 poses. 7/7
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