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It's not just technology. Every industry has suffered. All the steel recipes have been stolen costing smelters billions in R&D expenses and decades of time. Che

It's not just technology. Every industry has suffered. All the steel recipes have been stolen costing smelters billions in R&D expenses and decades of time. Chemical Industry has suffered, Auto, etc. The end game is to dominate everything. I suppose the best approach is to avoid doing business with them. Perhaps the current US Administrations position concerning China warrants wide spread support.

Nerdfest 8y ago
Well, I"m almost happy about the steel recipes. I'm getting really tired of Chinese-made screws and bolts that almost seem to be made of plastic.
- Mediterraneo10 8y ago
  > I'm getting really tired of Chinese-made screws and bolts that almost seem to be made of plastic. Supposedly, in the cheapest Chinese-produced goods, it sometimes happens that screws are made not entirely from metal, but are just a metal casing around sand.
xenihn 8y ago
It's too late to do anything. Those at the top stand to profit by cooperating. There is no reason to expect them to act against their best interests. I do think it's worth considering whether this will result in a better world overall. It's a loss for many Americans, but perhaps a net-gain for humanity as a whole? If China is able to drive the price of high-quality goods down on a global scale, that might be a good thing, right? I'd like to be optimistic about all of this. I'm hoping that most of us on HN in the USA will ultimately benefit from us, for lack of a better term, losing.
- jrobn 8y ago
  I expect massive global climate change and food shortages before China can use the IP it stole to dominate “everything”. Dust to dust.
  - xenihn 8y ago
    >food shortages Planned famines could be a part of that domination. I'd argue that they're easier to cause now than ever if you can disrupt supply chains, and that's easy to do if you control transportation routes and infrastructure.

Nerdfest 8y ago

Well, I"m almost happy about the steel recipes. I'm getting really tired of Chinese-made screws and bolts that almost seem to be made of plastic.

Mediterraneo10 8y ago
> I'm getting really tired of Chinese-made screws and bolts that almost seem to be made of plastic. Supposedly, in the cheapest Chinese-produced goods, it sometimes happens that screws are made not entirely from metal, but are just a metal casing around sand.

xenihn 8y ago

It's too late to do anything. Those at the top stand to profit by cooperating. There is no reason to expect them to act against their best interests. I do think it's worth considering whether this will result in a better world overall. It's a loss for many Americans, but perhaps a net-gain for humanity as a whole? If China is able to drive the price of high-quality goods down on a global scale, that might be a good thing, right? I'd like to be optimistic about all of this. I'm hoping that most of us on HN in the USA will ultimately benefit from us, for lack of a better term, losing.

jrobn 8y ago
I expect massive global climate change and food shortages before China can use the IP it stole to dominate “everything”. Dust to dust.
- xenihn 8y ago
  >food shortages Planned famines could be a part of that domination. I'd argue that they're easier to cause now than ever if you can disrupt supply chains, and that's easy to do if you control transportation routes and infrastructure.