Alexander C. Kaufman
@kaufman
I found this conversation between Ezra Klein and Tom Friedman really refreshing. Both men question the Beltway consensus on the need to contain China, arguing that neither party realizes how technologically sophisticated China has become. Their alternative approach -- essentially engaging China the same way they engaged us, requiring their firms to form joint ventures in the U.S. with American companies and transfer technology here -- seems much more rooted in the idea of equals competing rather than taking the Thucydides trap as a given. It's also more humble about how far behind the U.S. is. Friedman's explanation of the Chinese innovation system is one of the clearest on how solar panels and batteries get so cheap there. It's not *just* lots of state money. It's a ferocious competition that winnows down the best and most efficient manufacturers. They compare it to working out at the gym. U.S. expects its companies to be fit at the outset. China helps its train. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqBa0hBAQBA
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Purp🇵🇸
@purp
Aight you know it's out of hand when Ezra Klein is defending China in any capacity lmfao
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Purp🇵🇸
@purp
Also i agree with Ezra here, am I turning into a liberal(shudders)
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Alexander C. Kaufman
@kaufman
The water is warm @purp
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Purp🇵🇸
@purp
I've got to much anti liberal bias baked in lmfao. I grew up Christian fundamentalist and extremely conservative so I was cooked from the start from being a liberal. I do take the more Lenin nuance to liberalism where I don't think they are necessarily a bad thing, but when push comes to shove they do always tend to side with power
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