

This dilemma is particularly acute for the Gulf states, and as they seek to balance their relationships with both Washington and Beijing, several have chosen to stake out their own territory by building an Open Radio Access Network (RAN). Some third parties to the dispute have sought to find a way to navigate this divide, trying to hedge their bets between the two sides in a way that maximizes their potential geopolitical and economic returns. Despite the transition to the Biden administration - and a rare show of bipartisanship - Washington has continued to pressure its allies to exclude Huawei from their developing 5G networks. This tech decoupling, as it’s been dubbed, is progressing slowly but surely, and 5G is at the heart of it. The acrimony looks poised to only get worse moving forward, potentially leading to what some have characterized as a splintering of the many interdependent nodes of tech manufacturing and development. and China have continued to spill over into the technology sector, where the two superpowers have made this ever-more vital industry the site of a new Cold War. Long-simmering economic and political tensions between the U.S.
