I used to love reading all the snarky gossipy semiconductor stuff on this site like a decade ago. Pretty refreshing to see they still got it going on and aren’t just parroting ‘rules based order’ nonsense.

Expect the US to ramp up protectionism efforts. China’s technology is real good and getting better quite fast, but at the same time I’m skeptical of whether or not those of us living in the US will be able to actually benefit once it’s clear that China has surpassed them in all respects technologically.

We could all be using Huawei cell towers and phones right now, enjoying end-to-end encrypted cellular correspondence and way fucking better internet speeds, but the US has done everything in its power to keep us frozen in time using dog shit legacy technology that’s easy to man-in-the-middle, and also absurdly expensive due to lack of competing infrastructure and arrested national development.

I’d like to have all my electronics 100% sourced and manufactured, patented, etc etc all in and by China. But, like an abusive ex-partner whose mission is to prevent all attempts at your happiness and punish you for divorcing them, I expect the US to block access to such things at some point.