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> This is where China will win. They can out-produce the United States and withhold the components the US needs to build the swarms. The US and allies can cut
by nyokodo 2y ago
> This is where China will win. They can out-produce the United States and withhold the components the US needs to build the swarms.
The US and allies can cut off or seriously curtail most of the raw materials required to run Chinese factories. China can stockpile raw materials but the US can stockpile Chinese sourced components. So that’s more like a Mexican standoff.
> The US needs to wake up that it's supply chain and manufacturing is not self-sufficient
Diversifying from Chinese production is happening albeit too slowly for comfort. The major problem isn’t the threat of war which may never happen, it’s China being unable to sustain its economy due to population collapse which is inevitable.