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If we’re out here trying to prevent them from growing because we are afraid of being eclipsed by them, then it makes sense that they would want to grow larger than us so they can prevent us from interfering with their growth. But consider this! We could collaborate with them so that their growth helps our growth. We could import educated students and factory materials from China to build up our economy. We could import high speed trains in addition to building our own so we can grow a clean transportation network while creating many railroad jobs.
You’re basically saying “they’re competing with us so it makes sense for us to compete back!” Yeah, or it makes sense to rewrite the rules and stop looking at this as competition.
> Why is it OK that China has virtually no IP enforcement?
I strongly believe that intellectual property restrictions are a net negative for the world so it’s actually great that China does this.
I think we’re here telling ourselves we’re the best while they are just passing us by. Big military sure but how many PhD’s do we produce and how much debt do those students have?
I don't think they are really passing us yet, but I think their unified government could be an advantage. It is easier for them to push policy on a national level. Depends on how you measure it, but the US still leads in research universities and I think our public sector is healthy.
The US does work with China and has a pretty healthy trade relationship with them which has worked well for China. Ideally for the US they will continue to be an important part of world affairs, but not at the expense of US interests.