The advancement of engineering education and application may be happening in China and the US certainly has far too many lawyers which all expect to be well-paid. However, China steals technology and reverse engineers it to keep up with technological advances. This defines the advancement in China to be no more than what other countries can invent and innovate. They may be building grand highways and bridges, but their drones look exactly like our MQ-9 Reapers. Their Ju-20 looks like an F-22, the J-36 like a F-117 (retired from the US fleet), the J-10 like an F-16, and their Su-35 like an F-18. Russia does the same thing. It seems like we just cannot keep secrets of our airplane designs from the Chinese (or Russians). Innovation comes from liberty. Catch-up comes from dictatorship. I choose the former, but, I guess others seem to think we would be better off under a communist dictatorship, but who would we copy from? We would be way ahead if we could just keep secrets.
Your analysis of engineering prowess focuses on manned and unmanned military aircraft. If you look at magnets, motors, batteries, EVs, High Speed Rail, many electronics, and delivery of nuclear power China is streets ahead of anyone.
Yes, and all technology invented or developed first here in America. Notice how all their stuff looks and performs like our original stuff. It is easier to get slaves to do things, but it takes more of them and their thinking is not very creative. But your point is well-taken. My point is that we do not do a good job of keeping a competitive edge with China.
I don’t think America has ever been at the forefront of small petrol engines powering everything from motor mowers to mopeds; small motor cycles; non military drones; small cars. There is a huge non US market for these products and China and Asia have responded to meet it
I am in China at the moment and it interesting to see the very high use of battery powered small motorbikes and three wheelers
Chinese industry seems to excel in improving by doing. They build on what maybe original western ideas and develop them so them further. To clarify my statement is focused on engineering related products.
Huh. Maybe we should try communism here. Looking forward to Mamdani improving New York. I'm sure this will finally be the proof that central planning really works.
The advancement of engineering education and application may be happening in China and the US certainly has far too many lawyers which all expect to be well-paid. However, China steals technology and reverse engineers it to keep up with technological advances. This defines the advancement in China to be no more than what other countries can invent and innovate. They may be building grand highways and bridges, but their drones look exactly like our MQ-9 Reapers. Their Ju-20 looks like an F-22, the J-36 like a F-117 (retired from the US fleet), the J-10 like an F-16, and their Su-35 like an F-18. Russia does the same thing. It seems like we just cannot keep secrets of our airplane designs from the Chinese (or Russians). Innovation comes from liberty. Catch-up comes from dictatorship. I choose the former, but, I guess others seem to think we would be better off under a communist dictatorship, but who would we copy from? We would be way ahead if we could just keep secrets.
Your analysis of engineering prowess focuses on manned and unmanned military aircraft. If you look at magnets, motors, batteries, EVs, High Speed Rail, many electronics, and delivery of nuclear power China is streets ahead of anyone.
Yes, and all technology invented or developed first here in America. Notice how all their stuff looks and performs like our original stuff. It is easier to get slaves to do things, but it takes more of them and their thinking is not very creative. But your point is well-taken. My point is that we do not do a good job of keeping a competitive edge with China.
I don’t think America has ever been at the forefront of small petrol engines powering everything from motor mowers to mopeds; small motor cycles; non military drones; small cars. There is a huge non US market for these products and China and Asia have responded to meet it
I am in China at the moment and it interesting to see the very high use of battery powered small motorbikes and three wheelers
Chinese industry seems to excel in improving by doing. They build on what maybe original western ideas and develop them so them further. To clarify my statement is focused on engineering related products.
Huh. Maybe we should try communism here. Looking forward to Mamdani improving New York. I'm sure this will finally be the proof that central planning really works.
Central planning needed computers and the internet. Now it has them. Social Credit, anyone?
Sure, what could go wrong?