I think most people realized that China would catch up eventually, what’s shocking is the sheer speed of it. I thought it would at least take 3-4 years before China broke 5nm barrier, but here we are less than a year later.
The fear of actual competition by pseudo-capitalists is not surprising. USAians are “capitalists” until they actually have to compete and stop resting on their laurels.
I think most people realized that China would catch up eventually, what’s shocking is the sheer speed of it. I thought it would at least take 3-4 years before China broke 5nm barrier, but here we are less than a year later.
The fear of actual competition by pseudo-capitalists is not surprising. USAians are “capitalists” until they actually have to compete and stop resting on their laurels.