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It feels like China hit an inflection point where they can rapidly progress, catch up, and perhaps surpass the US technologically. The road out of “developing c
by SilverElfin 1y ago
It feels like China hit an inflection point where they can rapidly progress, catch up, and perhaps surpass the US technologically. The road out of “developing country” took forever but now I see them producing great products in basically every industry.
I think this is still a negative for the US though. China’s competitiveness means the Dollar and the US economy aren’t going to be dominant for long, or at least they’ll need to share their position with China. And US influence on the world order has been destroyed in the last year. If all of this continues - China’s progress, the slow erosion of American dominance, etc - then I think America will have to confront serious problems, like how it will deal with debt.
- dlisboa 1y ago> The road out of “developing country” took forever but now I see them producing great products in basically every industry. Did it? We're talking 1949 up to a few years ago. 70 odd years from mass starvation to having their own space station. One could even say it's less than that, starting with the reforms in the 80s.
- syntaxing 1y agoYup, people forget how fast China has grown in less than 30 years. This viral photo is 26 years apart. Meanwhile, there’s trains older than that in the NYC metro fleet [1]. [1] https://petapixel.com/2025/09/26/incredible-photos-show-the-same-chinese-train-driver-26-years-apart/ https://petapixel.com/2025/09/26/incredible-photos-show-the-...
- krona 1y agoIt's hard to see how China can sustain itself economically when the population is predicted to half by the end of the century and 30% the population will be >65 years old by 2050. Hard choices lie ahead.