Comments by "" (@manofsan) on "Inside China Business" channel.

  1. Poking the Bear, poking the Dragon Going to be losing some fingers in the future
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  2. But the Congressmen overseeing the biggest military budget in the world sail on luxury cruise ships all the time. So it all comes full circle.
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  3. China has a manufacturing base 5X larger than USA's. China has a shipbuilding capability 200X larger than USA's. Their technological progress is quickly narrowing the gap with US military, and in some cases edging it out.
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  4. Japan & SKorea: Ships Taiwan: Chips
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  5.  @justme6275  - except ships aren't high-tech value-added products like microchips are. The challenge of automating such large-scale production is very steep. Such automated processes would amount to reinventing the entire industry, in which case you may as well not bring over the old processes from Japan or SKorea in the first place.
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  6. It's the next big dominant trend -- and it's an ominous one for the US.
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  7. those ruling the empire are clueless about money - that's for lesser people to worry about, in their view
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  8. It's ridiculously high in cholesterol
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  9. Holy crap - thanks for the tip - I gotta go get me a leased vehicle! :person-turqouise-waving:
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  10. Oldest lesson in Economics: Guns vs Butter You never heard of it? You invest all your effort into butter churns. Your neighbor invests in guns. They will end up owning both their guns and your butter churns.
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  11.  @ytfanlingeric  - no, manufacturing literally means production of any goods. The fact is that China holds an advantage in manufacturing of all goods -- especially on cost -- and that also applies to military goods.
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  12.  @joelturley4847  is referring to not just the car, but even the country :face-purple-wide-eyes:
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  13. China doesn't go for immigration - only West does. So China has to plan ahead - while West just shoots from the hip.
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  14. there's no limit on the number of possible beanie babies or tulips and really, what intrinsic value does gold really have? It's not like uranium or oil, which have a practical use
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  15.  @Shitoryumaster  - by that logic, tin should be worth way more than gold
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  16. China can't cut off Bitcoin mining rigs -- others would easily jump in to fill the space. China only currently dominates because they're the cheapest, most abundant supplier Cutting off the supply would mean others jump in and take over.
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  17. You can add ignorance and complacency in there
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  18. "Pride Comes Before A Fall" :face-red-droopy-eyes:
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  19. But Musk and SpaceX aren't resting on their laurels -- they're a moving target, and continue to push the boundaries. By the time China catches up in constellations, SpaceX will have moved well beyond that. Musk has promised Trump that if elected, there will be Starship flight to Mars before the end of his term.
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  20.  @thierrycs1165  - US aint gonna starve before China - far more arable land. We can see which country imports more foodstuffs.
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  21.  @laviklee  what's the difference between those 2?
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  22.  @ytfanlingeric  - guns are guns - I don't see what hairsplitting distinction you're making between manufacturing them and using them. That's nowt what Guns-vs-Butter is about.
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  23.  @tat3179  - cost to plant? American agriculture is highly industrialized and automated. Its output is far higher than China's.
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