Yahoo Co-Founder Yang: U.S., China Must Reestablish Trust

The transcript discusses the challenges to innovation due to current trends, particularly the decoupling between the US and China. It highlights the decline of trust and collaboration, emphasizing the need to rebuild these to address global issues. The speaker expresses hope for reestablishing trust and collaboration, using metaphors to illustrate potential solutions. The discussion also covers the trade-offs between economic and geopolitical issues, warning against protectionism and paranoia, and advocating for finding common ground.

What is one of the main challenges to innovation discussed in the first section?

• Increased collaboration between countries

• Economic growth

• The rise of new technologies

• Decoupling and reduced trust

According to the second section, what is necessary for addressing shared issues between the US and China?

• Economic competition

• Independent innovation

• Increased suspicion

• Reestablishing trust

What metaphor is used in the second section to describe the need for reestablishing trust?

• High fences

• Open doors

• Small yards with tall walls

• Bridges over troubled waters

What does the third section suggest could happen if protectionism continues?

• Increased innovation

• More harm than good

• Better geopolitical relations

• Stronger economies

What is the proposed solution in the third section to counteract the negative effects of protectionism?

• Higher tariffs

• More competition

• Finding common ground

• Increased isolation