If you look at how China managed to build up an impressive tech sector the conclusion is clear: protectionism, else Europe will keep being sold off and lose its

If you look at how China managed to build up an impressive tech sector the conclusion is clear: protectionism, else Europe will keep being sold off and lose its best talent to large companies abroad. This is the missing piece, not all these arbitrary number crunching or ill-informed cultural studies. Indeed looking at history many European countries have build up large innovative industrial and scientific sectors. Naturally, if Europe starts to protect its tech sector the US will react aggressively and it will have major political repercussions. It is nonetheless necessary.