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This was already China’s plan before the sanctions. Sanctions only slowed them down but that was the goal so it worked. To buy some time before the US loses one
by vimy 5y ago
This was already China’s plan before the sanctions. Sanctions only slowed them down but that was the goal so it worked. To buy some time before the US loses one of the few technological edges it still has.
- throwaway4good 5y agoSure, for the authoritarian state not being dependent on foreign supply has always been the goal. However it used to be that China's big tech (DJI, Xiaomi, Alibaba, Huawei etc.) had no problem being dependent on US-controlled tech. Now they see it as an existential threat.