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Meh, wake me up when Chinese factories stop using european/american/japanese equipments and european/american/japanese softwares, because that's all they use.
The Chinese government can pay its scientists for papers that might not survive valid peer reviews all they want; up until this year anyways. They are utterly broke, and this won't last past this year.
Not this again.
The ASPI methodology is to use algorithms to count journal citations to determine who is "ahead". They don't directly examine the state of the technology. That's not to say that the conclusion, at least broadly speaking, is necessarily wrong, but journal citations don't directly translate into implementable technology.
It does make for great headlines however, which are free publicity for ASPI and whatever agenda they might be pushing.
"vassals" is a common phrase/tactic used by netizens in China to try to drive a wedge between US and rest of its allies. Nevermind that they never mention their allies like Russia or Brazil/Italy who seeks economic alignment as vassals.
I see empty factories in Shenzhen and Donguan, and massive unemployment in Guandong in September 2024. And I raise you full factories in Vietnam.
Someone in the thread mentioned "China's gonna be a bit salty though."
I see what salty China looks like now.
Friendshoring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendshoring is the trend these days, which is why TSMC has setup factories in US and Japan.
I don't think that's true. I see Europe and US and much of the rest of the world giving weapons and financial support to Ukraine. I don't see any other country giving weapons and financial support to Russia besides China, North Korea, Iran, and India who is buying more of Russian oil.
If you look at it from a geopolitical angle, it's much to be celebrated. It means US can rely on its democratic like minded friends to help protect the supply chain of cutting edge chips, against the now very visible alliance of dictatorships (Russia, China, North Korea, Iran).
And make no doubt about it, there is a democratic alliance vs dictatorships here. Russia is aggressively sourcing artillery shells from North Korea, ballistic missiles from Iran, and financing and weapons from China. China incidentally is the economic caretaker of Iran and North Korea.
US accuses China of giving ‘very substantial’ help to Russia’s war machine https://www.politico.eu/article/united-states-accuse-china-h...
China’s Double Threat to Europe: How Beijing’s Support for Moscow and Quest for EV Dominance Undermine European Security https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas-double-threat-eu...
Check out Mariupol, Ukraine before and after the Russia invasion https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/28/mariupol-befor...
Then check out Beijing giving Moscow "very substantial" help to beef up its war machine, and in return Russia is handing over its closely guarded military tech on submarines and missiles, in 2024 https://www.politico.eu/article/united-states-accuse-china-h...
Do you think Dictatorships care about any well being of anyone besides the ruling class?
The yields are pretty good - TSMC’s Arizona Trials Put Plant Productivity on Par with Taiwan https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tsmc-arizona-trials-put-plant...
US is sensing China's severe weakness and finally going for the detachment from China. That's why the recent passage of bans for TikTok, DJI, 100% tariffs on BYD, and now closing this loophole.
- Consumer giants from Starbucks to General Mills have one big sales problem: China. Starbucks reported China same-store sales dropped by 14% in the quarter ended June 30, far steeper than the 2% decline in the U.S. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/07/us-consumer-giants-have-one-...
- Foreign investors pulled a record $15 billion out of China last quarter https://fortune.com/asia/2024/08/12/foreign-investors-pull-r...
- China’s startup ecosystem has almost completely collapsed in the last 5 years. https://x.com/alecstapp/status/1834201320212898179?mx=2
- IBM Decides To Move R&D Out Of China https://www.forbes.com/sites/miltonezrati/2024/09/07/ibm-dec...
- Microsoft shuts down physical retail presence in mainland China https://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Microsoft_Shuts_Down_Physi...
- The world’s biggest luxury brands are hurting as Chinese shoppers rein in spending https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/26/business/lvmh-luxury-firms-ch...
- Japan’s Companies Sour on China After Years of Brushing Off Risk https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-08/japan-inc...
why is it that the Biden administration do these right things so freaking slowly? should have been done years ago. Just like allowing Ukraine to do certain things to defend itself.
Anyways, this would be good for consumers, since Shein and Temu products found to contain high levels of toxic chemicals https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/08/14/s...
And that's why no one should be buying any Chinese EVs except BYD. (if you absolutely have to buy a Chinese EV). All Chinese car manufacturers except BYD are losing money with every car they sell, and insiders agree that every other Chinese EVs except BYD will fold or go into bankruptcy.
Why did Chinese companies jump into the car industries producing cars when they didn't have the know-how before? simple, rent seeking. Chinese government was offering incentives to do so. https://reason.com/2023/08/23/chinas-e-v-graveyards-are-an-i...
A “life and death race” has begun to unfold in the world’s largest market for electric vehicles - https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/business/china-ev-industry-co...