Some of the stuff about how China is now as powerful as the US is overstated. China is way behind the US in many important areas, like computing and AI and nuclear might, and is not catching up.
I think that depends on how you measure power. The US basically doesn't produce anything other than weapons and debt traps at this point. Our manufacturing sector is a rounding error compared to China.
As for nuclear might, if we're talking about weapons China's nuclear arsenal is pretty unknown go outside observers. That said, China has advanced hypersonic delivery vehicles so even the low count of 200 warheads is quite something if they can't be intercepted and can get to their targets shockingly fast.
If you know anything about Chinese AI research culture, it's very focused on impact factor, moreso than the US, and they're still not outputting a third of what the US is by that measure.
Some of the stuff about how China is now as powerful as the US is overstated. China is way behind the US in many important areas, like computing and AI and nuclear might, and is not catching up.
I think that depends on how you measure power. The US basically doesn't produce anything other than weapons and debt traps at this point. Our manufacturing sector is a rounding error compared to China.
China has enough nuclear might to kill everyone in America and Europe I think anymore would just give diminishing returns
Computing is an area where China is very much playing catchup still, but arguably China has already pulled ahead in AI research.
As for nuclear might, if we're talking about weapons China's nuclear arsenal is pretty unknown go outside observers. That said, China has advanced hypersonic delivery vehicles so even the low count of 200 warheads is quite something if they can't be intercepted and can get to their targets shockingly fast.
That's the copium we are discussing.
The most cited AI research mostly comes from the US and its allies: Germany, UK, Australia, Canada, France. "Earlier reports that China may have overtaken the US in AI R&D [the one you posted] seem to be highly exaggerated if we look at it from the perspective of citations."
If you know anything about Chinese AI research culture, it's very focused on impact factor, moreso than the US, and they're still not outputting a third of what the US is by that measure.
The nuclear superpowers remain Russia and USA.