Once upon a time, a Chinese-made advanced technology (like a smartphone) would not just have been a pure fantasy, but a laughable joke. Remember that scene is

Once upon a time, a Chinese-made advanced technology (like a smartphone) would not just have been a pure fantasy, but a laughable joke. Remember that scene is Back to the Future where the 50s Doc Brown scoffs at the Japanese components of the time machine? There are a lot of vested interests that will fight for the offshore status quo, because their profits depend on it. Nothing else matters to them.