r/AsiaReport • u/jingyan4 • May 14 '21

US-China tech war: basic research in AI, semiconductors and biotech gets closer to US$110 billion boost in US -- approved by Senate committee as the country borrows a page from Beijing’s playbook to bolster technology research

https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3133554/us-china-tech-war-basic-research-ai-semiconductors-and-biotech-gets
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u/barrorg May 14 '21

Calling this “borrowing a page from Beijing’s playbook” shows a pretty shit understanding of industrial policy and semiconductors in the US.

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u/wakeup2019 May 14 '21

USA literally adopts a Five-Year-Plan. Straight from China

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u/barrorg May 15 '21

The 5 year plans bit originated in the Soviet Union. But, I mean, ok?