2020 Presidential Hopeful Yang Wants to 'Scale Up' US Investment to Help 'Win' 5G Race
Democratic 2020 presidential hopeful Andrew Yang said Sunday he wants to address “the race to deploy 5G,” which he believes is “a race [the U.S.] must win” against China and other competitors. Yang tweeted he wants to “scale up federal…
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investments and coordination [in 5G] and fund the training and apprenticeship of tens of thousands of technicians.” He also tied the 5G issue into his proposal for a $1,000 monthly universal basic income, saying that would ensure “we all are in better position to benefit from and participate in our shared progress. 5G would have massive ramifications on the economy and workforce.” Yang’s main tech policy focus in the presidential campaign has been highlighting his concerns with China having a significant edge over the U.S. in artificial intelligence because of Chinese government investment (see 1912200062).