It honestly is good that they just keep pretending that
they are always the best and believing in that makes sure they do not
see the woods for the trees. They think countries do not and cannot
progress without being given permission by them to participate. Like
Space Station research, hypersonic missiles, rail guns, unmanned drones,
EVs and now semiconductors.
Which of the above innovation is
the USA now ahead? They probably still have a little edge in
semiconductors, with all the help from companies like TSMC and Samsung
among others. But that edge is eroding faster than they think. Those
chip manufacturing facilities frantically being built in Arizona will
turn into white elephants within three years from now, when China goes
into mass production of 3 nm chips. The USA's Chip Alliance members will
be unable to compete globally. Not only that, but the whole Chinese
market is beyond their reach as domestic supplies will take away all the
years of hard work foreign semiconductor manufacturers have forged
inside China to gain market share.
The very fact that they are
still using the more than two decades old and outdated International
Space Station abandoned by the Russians tells us how far behind they are
in that field alone. Laughable indeed that they had earlier banned
China from participating in research on the ISS when it was supposed to
be an international project. You do not have to guess who was behind
that ban. Karma works in mysterious ways indeed!
When the ISS
begins breaking up within short, which it definitely will, the USA would
have no space station to brag about. But shamelessly they may reapply
to take part in the research on the Tiangong Space Station, which China
denied them earlier. Having no sense of shame, you can expect them to
crawl back to China begging for a second chance. Or if rejected again,
they will demonize and cry loudly that China is too dominant in that
sector and must be asked to curb its progress in space research. I think
nothing will change in the USA playbook.
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What they now fear most about their legacies being destroyed, and consigned to history, is the internal combustion engine cars, probably their last legacy left, which is getting killed by EVs.
ReplyDeleteThis will affect ICE vehicle manufacturers in USA, Japan and EU, in particular Germany. We can tell that these three countries realize the consequence of competition from EVs, which China is dominating. And that is why there is all the talk about increasing tariffs to the sky to prevent Chinese EVs from being imported into USA and EU.
Many analysts are saying that even if they increase EV tariffs triple times, Chinese EVs will still be cheaper than Western made ones. So, how could EVs made in USA, Europe and Japan hope to compete in the Global South? Even for their domestic market, they made expensive EVs, impose tariffs on Chinese EVs to make them expensive, and are in fact punishing their own people and forcing them to buy overpriced goods.
Raising high tariffs is the first step of their war against Chinese EVs. Meanwhile, they want to make hay while the sun shines, as those tariffs are additional taxes benefitting the Government of the USA and EU.
China is retaliating. China is investigating dairy products from the EU, targeting EU farmers as a first step. This is going to hurt the EU farmers, just like China raising tariffs on soya bean products from USA at the start of the trade war. China probably has found alternative sources of supply, for example from Russia, and some friendly European states and South American countries. The Chinese think years ahead and act, not on the spur of the moment, and will not be looking back with regret.
American terrorists running out of ideas. Now resorting to coercion by threatening wars and sanctions. They did not know how to compete and be better and more productive and innovative.
ReplyDeleteThey are losing in every corner and sectors. And still lying about China stealing their ancient and obsolete technologies when China is streaking ahead in all technological fronts.