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jphamlore t1_iu88kbk wrote

But I thought China was a technological backwater? How can it be that China has technology superior to what the US can produce?

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DiggoryDug t1_iu8deg3 wrote

Not superior. Just cheap because they did not have to pay for the R&D. They just stole the technology from other countries.

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wiphand t1_iu8doba wrote

R&D, safety, precautions and quality assurance.

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TeaKingMac t1_iubj68l wrote

>They just stole the technology from other countries.

Nah, US manufacturers gave them the technology in exchange for cheap labor.

At the very least, gave them access to the technology

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0wed12 t1_iu8m0c5 wrote

They are already superior in some techs like 5G, IA, biotechs and quantum computing.

People are coping if they think most of their technology is still just a 'copy' of american technology when even the US have not discovered it yet.

EDIT : Downvoting because it goes against your preconceived narrative won't change the facts btw.

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AlanzAlda t1_iu9g5u8 wrote

The metrics cited, namely spending and number of papers submitted, do not necessarily mean they are "superior".. it means they are spending more and have more researchers working on it.

Quantity is not the same as quality.

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0wed12 t1_iu9ngab wrote

Except it's not just number of research papers, but also the most cited papers through international systematic reviews or academic journals which is a good metric for quality.

https://www.science.org/content/article/china-rises-first-place-most-cited-papers

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AlanzAlda t1_iu9ra8u wrote

From the top of that article.. "Other methods to gauge scientific prowess still put the United States somewhat ahead"

This does not imply your original statement of Chinese research superiority.

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Medical_Officer t1_iu9j2u5 wrote

Right... That must be why Huawei led the world in 5G. The Chinese time traveled to steal the tech from future Americans.

After all, we all know that the Chinese aren't great at math engineering or tech.

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bastardchucker t1_iu8jr0n wrote

Most of China tech is copied. Huawei even got so sloppy, they got caught with stolen Cisco code copied 1:1, not even refactored or rewritten to hide it.

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duffmanhb t1_iu9h7yw wrote

The USA can produce it. The companies were found to be selling it under cost, which made no sense. Then found the pattern that all these below cost units were being placed near secured military and energy installations.

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A_Gent_4Tseven t1_iu9ldmo wrote

Just because a country might not be “superior” in an industry, doesn’t make them any less of a possible security issue… if they know how to use what tech they have and can still inflict the damage they do(can do). They aren’t fucking dumb, Chinese hackers are up there on the US list of constant threats. Which means they’re good at their jobs.

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