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dedl67

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4. I agree that China will soon dominate in critical areas of science and engineering

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 06:59 AM

11 hrs ago

An Op-Ed in the October 21, 2025 New York Times notes that China leads in 57 of the 64 most critical technologies. Its universities dominate the top 10 research universities in the world in high tech fields. A few years ago I was given a tour of new university close to being opened in Fuzhou. Some of the labs being built for undergraduate students to use were beyond anything I have seen in the US. Given the present anti-science administration in the US, the acceleration of dominance by China in critical areas of sciences and technology is inevitable.

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Papers by Chinese Authors in American Scientific Journals Are Beginning to Use Chinese Currency in Lieu of Dollars. [View all] NNadir 12 hrs ago OP

I agree JBTaurus83 11 hrs ago #1

The Chinese language has been highly resilient over more than three millenia dedl67 9 hrs ago #9

Mandarin or one of their other languages? malaise 11 hrs ago #2

My son speaks and reads Mandarin. His brother, my other son, who spent last summer in China, also speaks some Mandarin. NNadir 11 hrs ago #3

Fabulous malaise 10 hrs ago #6

Your son is accomplished. drray23 10 hrs ago #7

So what do you get when you ask Google translate to go from English to Chinese? 3Hotdogs 10 hrs ago #8

I agree that China will soon dominate in critical areas of science and engineering dedl67 11 hrs ago #4

I understand this sentiment and the US is indeed blowing our lead in technology and science LymphocyteLover 11 hrs ago #5

I think you are overstating the situation. China has numerous problems of its own and, while it may Wonder Why 9 hrs ago #10

I have heard, so as to believe it, that over 70% of the people in the Chinese government hold technical engineering... NNadir 8 hrs ago #11

As somone with an advanced engineering degree, I can safely say that it doesn't qualify me as Wonder Why 8 hrs ago #12

Well, are you here to argue that a "good government leader" of the type you describe in the current administration,... NNadir 7 hrs ago #14

A lot of Trump's actions benefit China. yardwork 7 hrs ago #13