But some of its firms are stepping back from the spotlight amid rising U.S. national-security concerns over Chinese tech and a trans-Pacific trade war launched by President Donald Trump. No Chinese technology executives will deliver CES keynotes in Las Vegas this week. Chinese firms still account for more than a quarter of the conference’s 4,500 exhibitors, second only to the U.S. in sheer numbers. But he said there could still be partnerships between U.S. firms and Chinese companies that, for now, mostly cater to Chinese consumers. “Google feels much, much more threat from Amazon than any Chinese company,” he said.

Source: National Post January 06, 2019 15:33 UTC