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This is just stupid. US basically sent out a signal to its competitor to demand them to invest more heavily on their own R&D capabilities- what Chinese universi

This is just stupid. US basically sent out a signal to its competitor to demand them to invest more heavily on their own R&D capabilities- what Chinese universities, research institutions and companies are going to do with such news? They take it to the Chinese central government to ask for more R&D funding. Think about it - what China can possibly lose in such a race? When Americans are trying to maintain its No.1 ranking in the field, Chinese are just trying to further modernize its industry which stands at less than $10k GDP per capita, you can probably beat the next generation Chinese supercomputer, but hey, you are pushing for the creation/improvement of the Chinese supercomputing community! Think about it again - what China can possibly lose in such a race? America won't lose its overall dominance just because some other countries have faster supercomputers, America is losing its influence around the global when it stupidly using its borrowed resources to force its main competitor (also No.1/2 debt owner) for more R&D spending.

nippples 9y ago
Son, you're not making too much sense. Of all things to be mad about, tech investments isn't one of them.
- dis-sys 9y ago
  If supercomputer is a race and the race is between the US & China, then such investment from the US federal government using borrowed money is _not_ doing any favour to the US - it might build a few faster supercomputer in the end, but in the long run, such a direct head on competition which fuels Chinese R&D spending in arguably one of the most cutting edge fields is damaging US interests. Why Chinese are building supercomputers on their own? Because the US laws prohibit any US supercomputer export to China, including the export of core components that can be used to build such supercomputers. In case you are not familiar with the matter - the above mentioned core components are not some fancy parts guarded by your NSA - we are talking about parts that can be freely purchased on ebay for $300-1000 each.
adrianN 9y ago
More R&D spending is usually good for humanity, no matter what country foots the bill, so I'm okay with this development.

nippples 9y ago

Son, you're not making too much sense. Of all things to be mad about, tech investments isn't one of them.

dis-sys 9y ago
If supercomputer is a race and the race is between the US & China, then such investment from the US federal government using borrowed money is _not_ doing any favour to the US - it might build a few faster supercomputer in the end, but in the long run, such a direct head on competition which fuels Chinese R&D spending in arguably one of the most cutting edge fields is damaging US interests. Why Chinese are building supercomputers on their own? Because the US laws prohibit any US supercomputer export to China, including the export of core components that can be used to build such supercomputers. In case you are not familiar with the matter - the above mentioned core components are not some fancy parts guarded by your NSA - we are talking about parts that can be freely purchased on ebay for $300-1000 each.

adrianN 9y ago

More R&D spending is usually good for humanity, no matter what country foots the bill, so I'm okay with this development.