Hopes for a landmark US/China trade deal in March are likely to fizzle; but the first quarter of the 21st century will be about an escalating tech cold war between rival superpowers. With nothing less than global domination the goal, is there anything left for anyone else? 

We kinda confront a choice between two worlds, neither one very appealing: Silicon Valley’s world where data are available indirectly to the highest bidder because everything is essentially about advertising revenue; and a Chinese model in which the priority ultimately is maintaining the power of the Communist party and your data are available on-demand to Xi Zinping. That’s not a great choice.

Niall Ferguson; renowned global economic historian; Snr Fellow, Hoover Institution

In this episode. Little Fish presenter and digital economy pundit Sandy Plunkett talks with international economic relations expert, Niall Ferguson about the a very 21st century problem – the geopolitics of “Big Tech.”

Battle lines have been drawn around AI, big data and globally expanding e-commerce marketplaces. No matter who’s side you’re on, here’s what you need to know to navigate the US China tech cold war minefield.