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"But unless the industrial and manufacturing base that develops and builds those goods modernizes and adjusts to the world’s new geopolitical and economic reali

"But unless the industrial and manufacturing base that develops and builds those goods modernizes and adjusts to the world’s new geopolitical and economic realities, America will face a growing and likely permanent national security deficit. " True. But this will be hard to fix, especially in a broad sense and not only with focus on specific military technology. I did my STEM PhD in the US that proved to be worthless. Things like SBIR are just too corrupt (I have a pretty good insight and trust me on that one). In China there are much better opportunities, at least for me, even as a non-Asian.

apsec112 6y ago
Curious what opportunities you're thinking of? China is hostile to foreigners in a lot of ways, and basically has no naturalization process, so you can't immigrate in the same way you'd immigrate to the US or Canada or Australia. EDIT: How China may arrest foreigners with no cause or due process, or "exit ban" them to prevent them from leaving: https://harrisbricken.com/chinalawblog/how-to-avoid-china-prisons-know-your-china-risks/ https://harrisbricken.com/chinalawblog/how-to-avoid-china-pr... China can also just nationalize foreign companies arbitrarily: https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/china-coronavirus-nationalize-america-owned-car-company https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/china-coronavirus-nation...
- greesil 6y ago
  Success in business as a foreigner requires making friends in high places, plus some IP transfer.
  - pacman2 6y ago
    I am happy to deliver IP, if the price is right. In fact, I just submitted another patent that I plan to sell in China. You don't need friends in high places, at least I did not require this. But do you think US SBIRs and government contracts are really open?
    - greesil 6y ago
      As far as I understand it SBIRs are a way to get seed rounds, maybe a series A, in silicon valley parlance. I'm sure there's an ecosystem of people in the know who get them regularly, and it's not a meritocracy. It's just kind of small change vs private equity investing that I'm just amazed to have found somebody who seems to have a grievance against it. But I haven't lived your experiences so who am I to kibitz. If you're successful over there more power to you.
  - aspaceman 6y ago
    What is this total bullshit? Like hello? This isn’t true at all?
    - greesil 6y ago
      https://www.bu.edu/jostl/files/2020/08/3-Lee.pdf https://www.bu.edu/jostl/files/2020/08/3-Lee.pdf I don't do business in China, so I'm not speaking from personal experience. It seems forced technology transfer is a thing.
- pacman2 6y ago
  In my experience you can find a job in China within days or weeks. They ask you "Can you start tomorrow?" and this is not a rhetorical question. You can not get naturalized, true. At least not in Mainland China. But they also have a Green Card now. While I also have a US passport, how do you "immigrate" to the US? It is very difficult, a work visa in China is much easier to get. And believe it or not, I started as an illegal immigrant in China with a tourist visa (While I was not illegal, I was working full time on a tourist visa). Hostile to foreigners? I don't know. But I speak okay Chinese by now. And doors I tried to kick in in the US that never opened, opened easily in China.
- accurrent 6y ago
  I am not Chinese, but I grew up in China, and while immigration is generally not open, it would be a far cry to sday that China is "hostile to foreigners". My father moved to China to work because it was a huge career opportunity for him. In the process, he made a ton of money as cost of living in china was lower than cost of living in my home country, despite the extreme luxury which could be afforded. Once, we grew up we moved back to our home country and he plans on retiring here.
greesil 6y ago
Could you provide some context to what you just wrote? I know it seems like spitting in the wind commenting here, but it sounds pretty random unless you talk about details. By opportunity do you mean academic, business, or something else? Why was you PhD worthless? Is it applicable in China? How?
- pacman2 6y ago
  In China I have job opportunities, business opportunities and even academic opportunities. During my 2 year post doc in the US, after my PhD (due to lack of a job) I may have written 1-3 job applications per day. You do the math. My PhD proved worthless because after my post-doc finally run out, I had no money for food and shelter. To make things worse, I became super sick and had no health insurance anymore. In the end the fix of my super rare disease was easy but hard to figure out. But I never forget the pain and desperation. I came to China as a very broken person with no hope left. But it all worked out well.
  - baybal2 6y ago
    It's the best not to star in Chinese newspapers, or at least I would've not done so, and then gone to an internet forum.

apsec112 6y ago

Curious what opportunities you're thinking of? China is hostile to foreigners in a lot of ways, and basically has no naturalization process, so you can't immigrate in the same way you'd immigrate to the US or Canada or Australia. EDIT: How China may arrest foreigners with no cause or due process, or "exit ban" them to prevent them from leaving: https://harrisbricken.com/chinalawblog/how-to-avoid-china-prisons-know-your-china-risks/ https://harrisbricken.com/chinalawblog/how-to-avoid-china-pr... China can also just nationalize foreign companies arbitrarily: https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/china-coronavirus-nationalize-america-owned-car-company https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/china-coronavirus-nation...

greesil 6y ago
Success in business as a foreigner requires making friends in high places, plus some IP transfer.
- pacman2 6y ago
  I am happy to deliver IP, if the price is right. In fact, I just submitted another patent that I plan to sell in China. You don't need friends in high places, at least I did not require this. But do you think US SBIRs and government contracts are really open?
  - greesil 6y ago
    As far as I understand it SBIRs are a way to get seed rounds, maybe a series A, in silicon valley parlance. I'm sure there's an ecosystem of people in the know who get them regularly, and it's not a meritocracy. It's just kind of small change vs private equity investing that I'm just amazed to have found somebody who seems to have a grievance against it. But I haven't lived your experiences so who am I to kibitz. If you're successful over there more power to you.
- aspaceman 6y ago
  What is this total bullshit? Like hello? This isn’t true at all?
  - greesil 6y ago
    https://www.bu.edu/jostl/files/2020/08/3-Lee.pdf https://www.bu.edu/jostl/files/2020/08/3-Lee.pdf I don't do business in China, so I'm not speaking from personal experience. It seems forced technology transfer is a thing.
pacman2 6y ago
In my experience you can find a job in China within days or weeks. They ask you "Can you start tomorrow?" and this is not a rhetorical question. You can not get naturalized, true. At least not in Mainland China. But they also have a Green Card now. While I also have a US passport, how do you "immigrate" to the US? It is very difficult, a work visa in China is much easier to get. And believe it or not, I started as an illegal immigrant in China with a tourist visa (While I was not illegal, I was working full time on a tourist visa). Hostile to foreigners? I don't know. But I speak okay Chinese by now. And doors I tried to kick in in the US that never opened, opened easily in China.
accurrent 6y ago
I am not Chinese, but I grew up in China, and while immigration is generally not open, it would be a far cry to sday that China is "hostile to foreigners". My father moved to China to work because it was a huge career opportunity for him. In the process, he made a ton of money as cost of living in china was lower than cost of living in my home country, despite the extreme luxury which could be afforded. Once, we grew up we moved back to our home country and he plans on retiring here.

greesil 6y ago

Could you provide some context to what you just wrote? I know it seems like spitting in the wind commenting here, but it sounds pretty random unless you talk about details. By opportunity do you mean academic, business, or something else? Why was you PhD worthless? Is it applicable in China? How?

pacman2 6y ago
In China I have job opportunities, business opportunities and even academic opportunities. During my 2 year post doc in the US, after my PhD (due to lack of a job) I may have written 1-3 job applications per day. You do the math. My PhD proved worthless because after my post-doc finally run out, I had no money for food and shelter. To make things worse, I became super sick and had no health insurance anymore. In the end the fix of my super rare disease was easy but hard to figure out. But I never forget the pain and desperation. I came to China as a very broken person with no hope left. But it all worked out well.
- baybal2 6y ago
  It's the best not to star in Chinese newspapers, or at least I would've not done so, and then gone to an internet forum.