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> History has shown that withholding technology from China does not significantly stop them and they'll achieve it (or better) in a small number of years. Real
by tw04 1y ago
> History has shown that withholding technology from China does not significantly stop them and they'll achieve it (or better) in a small number of years.
Really? How long has China been attempting to build their own jet engines? How long have they been attempting to build competitive CPUs?
History has shown withholding tech successfully keeps them at least a generation behind the west.
In some fields like CPUs they “make up for it” by just building larger clusters, but ultimately history does not show what you’re claiming. The only thing it shows is that we need to be even more diligent in protecting IP because a large portion of their catching up is a direct result of stealing the tech they were cut off from.
- slaw 1y agoJet engine since at least 2011. CPU since 2000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACAE_CJ-1000A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACAE_CJ-1000A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiconductor_Manufacturing_International_Corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiconductor_Manufacturing_In...
- tw04 1y ago>Jet engine since at least 2011 Huh? Did you read your own link? The jet engine that was shown at an aviation show as a non-functioning prototype in 2011, with hopes they'd have a functioning version by 2016, and in service by 2020 (it wasn't in service in 2020). Notice at the very top of your own article it says "still in development". >CPU since 2000 That isn't remotely competitive, and at least a full generation behind.
- slaw 1y agoWhat 'since at least 2011' you don't understand?
- tw04 1y agoWhat part of "a non-functioning prototype" don't you understand? Literally anyone can make a prototype jet engine. The metallurgy and process to make a functioning one is several orders of magnitude more difficult. Which is why... China still buys the vast, vast majority of their jet engines from Russia for military use. And their commercial passenger jets use engines from CFM.