They invested in their electronics manufacturing (both public and private investment) and went from the laughing stock of quality to the premium quality choice.
This country could have done that, but even in the 1980s, we were on the path to no longer building things here.
More immigration. More free trade. More education.
Push US higher up the stack so that's its building on top of Chinese parts rather than trying to replicate them.
It will happen soon. If you work with state innovation departments in small states, you can see them souring on SAAS. It’s going to swing to manufacturing.