nekom: studebaker hoch: People ridiculing the Chinese for "primitive technology" are kidding themselves.

That's a fact.  They have a billion people, and like anywhere else a portion of those people are very, very smart.  They're building a space station.  Yeah, anyone saying their technology isn't near-peer (or better) is kidding themselves.  It's not the old cold war era anymore.

Yes and no.
While they certainly aren't primitive, they still lack the technological knowhow to create advanced systems.
They've stolen vast amounts of classified tech from the rest of the world. But it's a huge step to actually develop the tooling to build said tech. Right now their best fighter jet engine eats itself within a couple hundred flight hours. And not rebuild, straight up replace.
They just don't have the quality control needed for fabricating precision parts. They can't even manufacture high quality bearings.
Same goes for advanced chips and processors. They know how they're made, but they don't have the skills to make them. And now with Japan and the Netherlands agreeing to cut off their supply, they're properly desperate.
Wouldn't be a surprise if that's what causes China to invade Taiwan.

Bottom line: Yes, they're advancing in technology. But they aren't even close to par with the US and other advanced countries.

studebaker hoch: Redh8t: nekom: studebaker hoch: People ridiculing the Chinese for "primitive technology" are kidding themselves.

That's a fact.  They have a billion people, and like anywhere else a portion of those people are very, very smart.  They're building a space station.  Yeah, anyone saying their technology isn't near-peer (or better) is kidding themselves.  It's not the old cold war era anymore.

Yes and no.
While they certainly aren't primitive, they still lack the technological knowhow to create advanced systems.
They've stolen vast amounts of classified tech from the rest of the world. But it's a huge step to actually develop the tooling to build said tech. Right now their best fighter jet engine eats itself within a couple hundred flight hours. And not rebuild, straight up replace.
They just don't have the quality control needed for fabricating precision parts. They can't even manufacture high quality bearings.
Same goes for advanced chips and processors. They know how they're made, but they don't have the skills to make them. And now with Japan and the Netherlands agreeing to cut off their supply, they're properly desperate.
Wouldn't be a surprise if that's what causes China to invade Taiwan.

Bottom line: Yes, they're advancing in technology. But they aren't even close to par with the US and other advanced countries.

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Russian made engines. Unproven capabilities/stealth.

houginator: Redh8t: nekom: studebaker hoch: People ridiculing the Chinese for "primitive technology" are kidding themselves.

That's a fact.  They have a billion people, and like anywhere else a portion of those people are very, very smart.  They're building a space station.  Yeah, anyone saying their technology isn't near-peer (or better) is kidding themselves.  It's not the old cold war era anymore.

Yes and no.
While they certainly aren't primitive, they still lack the technological knowhow to create advanced systems.
They've stolen vast amounts of classified tech from the rest of the world. But it's a huge step to actually develop the tooling to build said tech. Right now their best fighter jet engine eats itself within a couple hundred flight hours. And not rebuild, straight up replace.
They just don't have the quality control needed for fabricating precision parts. They can't even manufacture high quality bearings.
Same goes for advanced chips and processors. They know how they're made, but they don't have the skills to make them. And now with Japan and the Netherlands agreeing to cut off their supply, they're properly desperate.
Wouldn't be a surprise if that's what causes China to invade Taiwan.

Bottom line: Yes, they're advancing in technology. But they aren't even close to par with the US and other advanced countries.

The 90s called, they want their talking points back.  China isn't just copying stuff anymore, they are actively surpassing us in some areas.

Imagine a future in which the most skilled U.S. tech workers can't find jobs, authoritarian regimes exert more power than democratic governments, freedom of expression is replaced by open censorship, and no one believes the U.S. military can deter conflict. All this could happen if China surpasses the United States in key technology areas, according to a new report from the Special Competitive Studies Project, led by former Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work and Google co-founder Eric Schmidt.

The 189-page report, released on Monday, looks at current and future technology competition between the United States and China-from microelectronics supply to tech talent retention to the effects of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence on tomorrow's national security.

In our judgment, China leads the United States in 5G, commercial drones, offensive hypersonic weapons, and lithium-battery production," the report said, while the U.S. is ahead in biotech, quantum computing, cloud computing, commercial space technologies, and has a small lead in artificial intelligence.

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2022/09/us-trails-china-key-tech-areas-new-report-warns/377045/

That is a Think Tanks theoretical assessment. Not an intelligence report.

Quite frankly, the proof is in the pudding. China has yet to field anything outside of experimental phase. Even their best supercomputer is using western technology.
5g and drones I'd give you.
But as far as offensive weapons, stealth tech and radar. Nah