> This is a big deal. The US already lost its consumer electronics industry. The US didn't "lose" that, it gave it away for the low wage manufacturing and thus

> This is a big deal. The US already lost its consumer electronics industry. The US didn't "lose" that, it gave it away for the low wage manufacturing and thus increased profit margins. Putting the blame for this on China, like the US would act any differently if the roles were reversed, is imho quite hypocrite. Just like the US also ain't above using its global military and intelligence dominance for some good old industrial espionage. [0] I'm also pretty sure plenty of Chinese have figured out how to do without Apple [1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON#Examples_of_industrial_espionage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON#Examples_of_industrial... [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJ5cZnoodY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJ5cZnoodY