Worrying About Chinese Competition
WAY faster than most of us believe, the Chinese are sprinting *** You may have perceived that I have much concern about the Chinese threat to America's commercial and military technical leadership in the world. We hardly hear about this from either corporate or governmental U.S. leadership, certainly not in the "news." OK, maybe it is the fault of The Press, and we peons just don't get to hear what's happening in boardrooms and backrooms on the issue. Perhaps our leaders are up to their necks in this kind of concern, and since it doesn't involve the Kardashians we never hear about it. Thanks, Press. Self-Driving Cars? Intelligent refrigerators? Pfiddle. The Chinese have higher ambitions. The same company that introduced China's competitor for the Boeing 737-Max and the Airbus A350 Neo, Comac, is planning future dominance. Along with Chinese space station plans and super-secure communications efforts and breakthroughs in hypersonics , they are s...