Techno-Nationalism Inflames a Fragile World

If you want to gauge the state of relations between Beijing and Washington at year’s end, look at Chinese technology stocks.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Tech Index had a wild ride today, heading for the lowest close since its launch in 2020 before rallying. It’s still down 30% this year. That followed a third consecutive day of declines for shares of Chinese companies listed in the U.S., many of which are tech stocks.