How long was it before japan to go from cheap plastic toy cars we grew up with to high tech stuff we see today? China is still on the bottom of the learning curve
I doubt China is on the bottom, Boing and companies like them seen to that, they soon learned
about china's contempt for others, when it was too late though.
As much as I hate to admit it, the USA would have a very difficult time kicking Chinese @$$ in a war. China owns most of the production of REE (rare earth elements) and the downstream high-tech industry that needs REE to function. Add to that the Chinese mining industry that produces much of the scarce elements that modern society (and the military) requires. China does a great job at stealing the technology developed by others and then copying it. As a civilization, they've been around for a loooooooong time, and they can be damn ruthless when they want. It doesn't pay to underestimate the Chi-Coms.
JQ
Completely agree, and that is exactly what everyone is doing, underestimating them, they make crap products because
it makes them a lot of money, make it again tomorrow type of thing, but they are capable of making very good ones,
its just not in their interest to do so, for one, it could be re engineered, wonder where they developed that fear, and two,
they do not export their quality items. Did any of you see the documentaries about production in china, the workers were
asked about the quality of the products they made, their answer was, its for export, we don;t care.