U.S. Secretary of State Blinken’s policy speech revealed that he is ready to create a “shaping strategic environment” around China – that is, the United States and the West have lowered the iron curtain to block China’s technological and economic development – Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently commented on this, referring to the United States’ “three views” “Serious Misconceptions – Serious deviations in the world view, China view, and Sino-US relations.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi criticized the US policy towards China. AP picture
Wang Yi mentioned for the first time a conceptual tool for analyzing international issues. One of the most important aspects of Sino-US relations is the normal scientific and technological cooperation and exchanges between the two countries. However, the United States is busy building its own small courtyard wall, engaging in closure and regression, decoupling and cutting supply and loss. others harm themselves. In fact, “there can be fair competition between countries, and there will be competition between China and the United States, but it should not be a vicious competition.”
In March last year, President Biden, who just took office, came prepared and used a “small yard, high fence” to carry out precise strikes on China’s economic and technological fields, decoupling from China in key areas, in order to achieve common ground. For better results, the United States will not act alone, but will join forces with allies to form a science and technology alliance to strengthen the containment of China. What is the “small courtyard with high walls” tactics? “The government first identifies specific technology and research areas directly related to U.S. national security (i.e. small courtyards), and delimits appropriate strategic boundaries (i.e. high walls).” For the core technologies in the “small courtyards”, the government takes the strictest measures With greater efforts to blockade, other high-tech fields other than “small courtyards” can be opened to China conditionally.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan once wrote an article in Foreign Policy magazine, arguing that as long as the US works with the “world” to control science and technology, there is no need to 100% block China. Some secondary technologies are open to China according to the situation. In short, the United States wants to focus on the G7, which accounts for more than 60% of the world’s economic volume, to create an iron curtain environment, isolate China, and use the thinking of big powers to divide China when China has no place around it. Even the good ones are kept for themselves, and the bad ones are also used to exchange money with China. The above is the incorrect and unrealistic “technological concept” of the United States.
First of all, experts estimate that China and the United States are roughly equal in strength and level in the five major technological fields of 5G, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, semiconductors, and smart cars. Strengthening cooperation between China and the United States is beneficial to global development. On the contrary, China and the United States will decouple in science and technology. For example, if 5G and 6G mobile communications come up with two different sets of standards, if countries in the world have to choose one of the two, other countries will suffer. As for the small courtyard with high walls in the United States, it is ideal, but China has no interest in sticking to your “oranges at the bottom of the basket.”
China’s concept of science and technology is mainly based on independent research and development. Semiconductor chips will reach 70% self-sufficiency in 2025. China will become a scientific and technological power in 2050. Whether the United States will stand by and watch your creation has nothing to do with China. Why China is so confident is related to our belief in the 1% competition theory. Mainland scholar Jin Canrong explained that China can concentrate its efforts on certain projects. The method is simple and straightforward. “The US invests 10 billion in this regard, and we will give 20 billion. The guaranteed investment is more than double that of the United States. But the requirements for scientific and technological personnel are , as long as you are 1% better than the United States. This requirement is reasonable, I will give you 200% of your salary, and your results will be 1% more than the United States, not 100% more.”
Is 1% really enough? “This requirement is more sustainable, right? Each project is 1% better than the United States. There are millions of projects, and the gap later is astronomical, you know?” Jin Canrong said. Huawei is a good example. The company’s research and development expenses account for 14% of its operating income. This is the figure in 2018. In the same year, Huawei submitted a total of 5,405 patent applications, ranking first among all companies in the world.
The mainstream US view of science and technology is to be confident that it will remain two or more generations ahead of China in terms of semiconductor technology. Why? Speaking of which has nothing to do with technology, Biden is counting on the American values of democracy and freedom to play a magical role in defeating China. With all due respect, will the Qing Empire disappear? Today Zhiqing can become a world power!
