[CCWG-ACCT] Follow-up from the Word Internet Conference in China

[Mueller, Milton L]

Very good article from my perspective, but still it is difficult to define how and at what level it is best to engage with your main (internet)  equipment supplier.....

MM: No, it’s not difficult at all.

Engage with your equipment suppliers (and China is not actually the dominant one yet) as a trading partner, and perhaps as a co-investor on either side of the market. One can have bilateral, multilateral and private sector discussions with equipment suppliers and the Chinese government about trade issues and policy issues in a variety of forums. The Chinese are active in IEEE, in industry standards bodies such as 3GPP, in ITU, etc. They are active in ICANN, IETF, RIRs, too. There is no lack of opportunities to engage. No need to join advisory committees for state-run conferences promoting an IG agenda that is nationalistic.
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