There's about one way for the US to avoid being out-competed in matters of RISC-V. That'd be by investing heavily in designing the absolute best RISC-V process

There's about one way for the US to avoid being out-competed in matters of RISC-V. That'd be by investing heavily in designing the absolute best RISC-V processors. My 9-ball says: Unlikely. The US will simply be left behind, losing any leadership they might have had in chip design.