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Xw5838 t1_ir2eehk wrote

Reply to comment by __Cypher_Legate__ in U.S. plans new limits on tech sent to Chinese firms by WallStreetDoesntBet

Always interesting when people mention this not realizing that Europe literally only developed to the level that they did because of the tech they received from China by way of the Mongols and Arab civilizations who both invaded Europe. Without which they would have remained a backwards continent for centuries longer.

Tech such as Guns and Gunpowder

Paper

The printing press

The wheelbarrow

The compass

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Elite_Valkyrijn t1_ir2mktp wrote

Yes quite interesting when a top dog doesn’t want to be out competed and become little dog.

Truly interesting how it works like that. Can’t comprehend why it be that way.

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__Cypher_Legate__ t1_ir6cqja wrote

I'm talking about the modern era where we don't justify current actions based on history that happened hundreds or thousands of years ago.

Honestly, I personally don't have a problem with globalization, but a company might be hesitant to have millions of dollars worth of R&D appropriated by their competitors, and a country might be hesitant to have it's tech advantage taken and mass produced by weapons manufacturers loyal to their adversaries. The US government isn't really thinking about how 700 years ago Europe got the knowledge about gunpowder from China. Currently, it is well known that lots of Chinese tech is based on designs by foreign inventors which was not lawfully obtained, so it makes perfect sense why the US would want to restrict or slow this process for their own interests.

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TheRobberPanda t1_ir2vdfm wrote

How much social credit do they give you to post these comments?

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I_C_Weaner t1_ir386bk wrote

Go easy, friend - he may be trying to get one of his friends out of a Uyghur concentration camp. Or maybe he's trying to be able to take the bus again.

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