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In terms of innovation it's hard to not notice what they're doing. Just look at smartphones, all of the best flagship phones right now are almost exclusively Ch
by fishfasell 2mo ago
In terms of innovation it's hard to not notice what they're doing. Just look at smartphones, all of the best flagship phones right now are almost exclusively Chinese. Again, from just a technological standpoint- it feels like we've fallen behind. American car manufacturers are fighting so hard to keep Chinese EVs out of America by labelling them a security threat, but given how feature rich and cheap they are it just feels like they know they can't compete.
- verdverm 2mo agoRenewables, Ai, biology, chemistry, robotics... they are building that SciFi future. I'm starting to learn Mandrin so I can go see it for myself. Adam Tooze inspired me to do so, said that the cross cultural polination is important for both people
- romanhounds 2mo ago+10
- yorwba 2mo agoWhen you go, I recommend you look at a map of how the local public transportation network is laid out physically (e.g. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shanghai_Metro_Linemap.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shanghai_Metro_Linem... ) notice how it gets sparser further from the center, and explore one of the few-kilometer gaps on foot or by bike. Lest you end up thinking the future is evenly distributed. I used to live in the south near where the purple line 5 forks and went on a lot of walks. Half an hour from the university campus and technology park, there were people living in dilapidated houses, heating with coal in winter, a pipe under each house emptying into an open ditch, with children playing in the water in summer. That's China, too.