Hello from California, this is Yifan, your #techAsia host this week. Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate. In many American households, US President-elect Donald Trump will likely dominate the conversation around the dinner table on Thursday, and it’s no exception here in Silicon Valley.
It has been an unusually busy holiday season here as tech executives, investors and analysts all try to assess the likely impact of the incoming Trump administration. As one venture capital investor told me: It’s the season of joy and endless speculation on what’s going to happen in the next four years.
Trump has already caused a panic in the tech supply chain and stock markets at home and abroad by threatening more tariffs and anti-China measures. But how much of his rhetoric will become actual policy after January? We just have to wait and see.