Chinese development strategy: let's build the world's biggest dam to produce as much electricity as 60 nuclear reactors
— arctotherium (@arctotherium42) July 29, 2025
Western development strategy: with our global talent visa and carefully targeted tax credits, we can cram the entire population of Hyderabad into California pic.twitter.com/fs4ZN3kSD5
Xi and China
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From Dan Wang’s new book. Interesting thesis. Engineers do tend to think in terms of solving problems. Lawyers profit when there are unsolvable problems. 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/aPlie8vZPW
— Philip Pilkington (@philippilk) August 17, 2025
And China is dominating another technology class, one that was supposed to have inherent western advantages . Open link to source article https://t.co/lsbKOzzaLr pic.twitter.com/dcRX0oqziw
— Chris Bataille (@bataille_chris) October 23, 2025
Redbrickbear said:As of today, the People’s Republic of China has lasted longer than the Soviet Union. pic.twitter.com/x8DyaaIw5T
— Orikron 🇵🇹 骆培思 (@orikron) November 19, 2023
Had we given the Soviet Union MNF trade status and exported our manufacturing to them in the 1950s and 1960s...it would still be around today. Nixon going to China will go down in history as one of the biggest trade/national security blunders in our history.
Realitybites said:Redbrickbear said:As of today, the People’s Republic of China has lasted longer than the Soviet Union. pic.twitter.com/x8DyaaIw5T
— Orikron 🇵🇹 骆培思 (@orikron) November 19, 2023
Nixon going to China will go down in history as one of the biggest trade/national security blunders in our history.
Agreed
Nixon was the worst Republican POTUS since Herbert Hoover.
The Atlantic:
— Clash Report (@clashreport) October 29, 2025
The U.S. is likely to lose a long war with China—not because of a lack of bravery, but because of a lack of industrial and technological capacity.
Modern wars are won by nations that can outproduce, out-innovate, and sustain their forces, not by individual valor.… pic.twitter.com/p7fqE7jMUL
Redbrickbear said:From Dan Wang’s new book. Interesting thesis. Engineers do tend to think in terms of solving problems. Lawyers profit when there are unsolvable problems. 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/aPlie8vZPW
— Philip Pilkington (@philippilk) August 17, 2025
He is not wrong. It needs to change. We can't keep building with low bid and value engineering constantly cutting to "reduce risk" while we pay Executives ridiculous salaries as we produce less and less. It has to change.
It sounds like a rudimentary trade "deal" was signed. China has typically not followed through on their end. I think Trump needed some time to secure rare earths from other sources as well as bring up our domestic capacities in areas. Maybe this deal will bridge.
Redbrickbear said:From Dan Wang’s new book. Interesting thesis. Engineers do tend to think in terms of solving problems. Lawyers profit when there are unsolvable problems. 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/aPlie8vZPW
— Philip Pilkington (@philippilk) August 17, 2025
This is profound.
Still another incredible business accomplishment by Trump.
This time involving China.
We are watching possibly the greatest president since FDR.
Amazing how Trump can multi task.
Doubt he's getting more than 5 hours of sleep a night.
It is past time some Trump haters finally put their ego's aside.......and give the man the credit he deserves.
This time involving China.
We are watching possibly the greatest president since FDR.
Amazing how Trump can multi task.
Doubt he's getting more than 5 hours of sleep a night.
It is past time some Trump haters finally put their ego's aside.......and give the man the credit he deserves.
BearFan33 said:Redbrickbear said:From Dan Wang’s new book. Interesting thesis. Engineers do tend to think in terms of solving problems. Lawyers profit when there are unsolvable problems. 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/aPlie8vZPW
— Philip Pilkington (@philippilk) August 17, 2025
This is profound.
Engineer thinking is a double edge sword. They are very much geared towards building, but they are also very static. They do not do well with changes or having to skip steps that prove to be unproductive. If they need to go from A to F and they can't get past C, they will stop. I have managed Engineers my whole career. When someone asks me what is the key to moving innovation forward, my answer is don't put an engineer in charge.
Trump must give them fits. This is good news when thinking of Trump negotiating.
BearFan33 said:Redbrickbear said:From Dan Wang’s new book. Interesting thesis. Engineers do tend to think in terms of solving problems. Lawyers profit when there are unsolvable problems. 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/aPlie8vZPW
— Philip Pilkington (@philippilk) August 17, 2025
This is profound.
That's been my experience. Lawyers don't create wins.
Mitch Blood Green said:BearFan33 said:Redbrickbear said:From Dan Wang’s new book. Interesting thesis. Engineers do tend to think in terms of solving problems. Lawyers profit when there are unsolvable problems. 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/aPlie8vZPW
— Philip Pilkington (@philippilk) August 17, 2025
This is profound.
That's been my experience. Lawyers don't create wins.
Attorney, Accountants and Risk Managers, oh my... How to kill a project.
Mitch Blood Green said:BearFan33 said:Redbrickbear said:From Dan Wang’s new book. Interesting thesis. Engineers do tend to think in terms of solving problems. Lawyers profit when there are unsolvable problems. 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/aPlie8vZPW
— Philip Pilkington (@philippilk) August 17, 2025
This is profound.
That's been my experience. Lawyers don't create wins.
It looks like DC is filled with parasitic lawyers who do little but suck the juice out of the country. Need more doers IMO. Doers tend to be more practical and get stuff done.
There is a role for lawyers for sure but maybe when you reach a critical mass you get the mess we are in now.
KaiBear said:
Still another incredible business accomplishment by Trump.
This time involving China.
We are watching possibly the greatest president since FDR.
Amazing how Trump can multi task.
Doubt he's getting more than 5 hours of sleep a night.
It is past time some Trump haters finally put their ego's aside.......and give the man the credit he deserves.
a no .. Ghina had Trumpy over a barrel with all the leverage (rare earths). Toad man man went off half cocked on china and they b slapped him.. Went from from 150% tariffs to 15%. Hello toad taco.
J.R. said:KaiBear said:
Still another incredible business accomplishment by Trump.
This time involving China.
We are watching possibly the greatest president since FDR.
Amazing how Trump can multi task.
Doubt he's getting more than 5 hours of sleep a night.
It is past time some Trump haters finally put their ego's aside.......and give the man the credit he deserves.
a no .. Ghina had Trumpy over a barrel with all the leverage (rare earths). Toad man man went off half cocked on china and they b slapped him.. Went from from 150% tariffs to 15%. Hello toad taco.
I saw new tariffs at 47%. That's high.
Mitch Blood Green said:J.R. said:KaiBear said:
Still another incredible business accomplishment by Trump.
This time involving China.
We are watching possibly the greatest president since FDR.
Amazing how Trump can multi task.
Doubt he's getting more than 5 hours of sleep a night.
It is past time some Trump haters finally put their ego's aside.......and give the man the credit he deserves.
a no .. Ghina had Trumpy over a barrel with all the leverage (rare earths). Toad man man went off half cocked on china and they b slapped him.. Went from from 150% tariffs to 15%. Hello toad taco.
I saw new tariffs at 47%. That's high.
Yes....I read down 10% from the 50s to the 40s in percent tariff as a result of the deal.
China's fertility rate has now dropped to 1.
— Crémieux (@cremieuxrecueil) November 27, 2025
That means that every generation will be half the size of the previous one.
Without major changes, China is demographically doomed. https://t.co/q6ZX06DGsK pic.twitter.com/bdNSd70RHL
[For years, Xi Jinping has encouraged the usage of many Maoist-era slogans. One such slogan, "Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman," was a Cultural Revolution staple, used in song, speeches, and on posters praising the chairman. The slogan's reemergence highlights a connection in how the state viewed itself then and now.
The slogan also reflects Xi's view of himself. As his years in office have gone on, this self-portrait has also been imposed on the party itself. Xi is presented as singular and irreplaceable. And yet, inevitably, he will need one day to be replaced.
Already seventy-two years old, Xi likely will secure another five-year term in 2027. But time is an enemy not so easily purged. As the years go on, the passage of time will silently erode Xi's authority and reshape the behavior of other Chinese elites, loosening his hold over them, whether or not the aging leader is ready for it.
Xi's China pretends succession is a solved problem. It is not. The CCP chooses to ignore the question publicly, but behind closed doors, the party cadres know the clock is ticking....]
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/life-after-xi/
The slogan also reflects Xi's view of himself. As his years in office have gone on, this self-portrait has also been imposed on the party itself. Xi is presented as singular and irreplaceable. And yet, inevitably, he will need one day to be replaced.
Already seventy-two years old, Xi likely will secure another five-year term in 2027. But time is an enemy not so easily purged. As the years go on, the passage of time will silently erode Xi's authority and reshape the behavior of other Chinese elites, loosening his hold over them, whether or not the aging leader is ready for it.
Xi's China pretends succession is a solved problem. It is not. The CCP chooses to ignore the question publicly, but behind closed doors, the party cadres know the clock is ticking....]
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/life-after-xi/
Redbrickbear said:From Dan Wang’s new book. Interesting thesis. Engineers do tend to think in terms of solving problems. Lawyers profit when there are unsolvable problems. 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/aPlie8vZPW
— Philip Pilkington (@philippilk) August 17, 2025
I can see that.