As Chinese Tech Pulls Ahead, U.S. Fears It Will Become Dependent

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/business/economy/china-megafactory-us-tech-race.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sVA.-tU5.D5uob_elN1Ar

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ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com · 15 pts · 67d (1 reply)

Should have worried about that three decades ago...

non_burglar@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 67d

Yes, exactly. This is not a surprise.

ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip · 10 pts · 67d

And continues to put all its effort on increasing that gap...in the wrong direction.

Cancelled CHIPs act funding
Gutted university level research Cancelled green energy installations (at a time when more power than ever is needed for stupid datacenter builds)
And paying premiums for dirtier, less efficient power stations to stick around

sydd@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 66d

There was a time, quite recently, that this was a punchline in The Office.

Edit:

https://youtu.be/MAg2jw0uZ3I