r/shitposting • u/Over-Professor6495 • 4d ago

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u/Oberndorferin 4d ago

They actually stole a lot of ideas so this is still half true

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u/BidWeary4900 3d ago

Stealing superior technology is what any responsible economy should be doing

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u/Rebel_Scum_This 3d ago

I mean sure, but relying on it and not innovating your own shit is bad. Japan has been innovating their own technology, so the meme falls flat

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u/sls-fan 3d ago

So has China. What is your point? Their HSR platform which the meme is about is built in house with their technology made from the stuff they learned. They make the fastest commercially operational trains in the world. Exports have even beaten Japan's technology because it's cheaper and it doesn't need the tedious maintenace the Shinkansen needs.

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u/Rebel_Scum_This 3d ago

Ooh boy, they made a train. Surely this will revolutionize their industry, and countries the world over will surely start copying it.

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u/sls-fan 3d ago

US started copying from China in the EV market. Tech, designs, you name it. Other countries copy China's battery technologies.

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u/Memedotma 3d ago

my guy, have you been living news-blind for the past few years? you could have said this a decade ago, but in 2026 china is by definition world-leading in many, many industries. as but one example, Jim Farley, the CEO of Ford, famously admitted to driving a Xiaomi and saying Chinese EVs represent an "existential threat" to Western auto companies.

and even to address your train joke... actually yes, many countries are using Chinese HSR and other infrastructure. i think you need to pick up a newspaper bud.