The United States can learn from its technological success.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/52365672

https://archive.is/ox58Y

  • These days, it’s the foreigners visiting China who often experience future shock, astonished by the towering skyscrapers, high-speed rail, megabridges, and ubiquitous electric cars, super-apps, and trifold smartphones.

  • The country now accounts for 70 percent of the world’s granted AI patents, 75 percent of global patent applications in clean-energy technology, 41 percent of granted patents in the life sciences and biotechnology, and more patent applications in fusion technology than any other country.

  • Eight of the world’s top 10 institutions by research output are in China, according to the Nature Index.

  • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
    16·
    1 day ago

    it’s indistinguishable from a lawless oligarchy.

    It’s definitely an oligarchy, but “lawless” hasn’t been my impression of China, at least not any more than any capitalist country.

    • verdi@feddit.orgEnglish
      2·
      24 hours ago

      My meaning was, if you’re part of the apparatchik the law doesn’t apply to you much like i. e. the US with money keeping you from having to comply with the law.