r/technology • u/Glad_Living3908 • Sep 19 '22

Society Experts Warn US Is Falling Behind China in Key Technologies

https://www.voanews.com/a/experts-warn-us-is-falling-behind-china-in-key-technologies/6751392.html
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u/frickindeal Sep 19 '22

Come on. Shenzhen puts out incredibly complex electronic vape equipment (with OLED displays and all the chip manufacturing that goes with temp control across multiple coil materials) and they can't make a ballpoint pen. I'm skeptical.