Apple Invests $1 Billion in Chinese Ride-Sharing Company Didi Chuxing

[jeremiah256]

I actually don't disagree with you. Technology is pretty fluid, at the right price. If you're saying 'My country's advantage is that if needed, it has the resources, research facilities, and the experience to surge into any given field' I would argue so does China. The irony is that China is throwing money into a lot of theoretical research. It's second only to the U.S. I think you're way over estimating the ability of the U.S to 'surge into any field' while simultaneously downplaying China's ability to do the same.

An interesting question: If China and the U.S had a 'Space Race' (or something similar, such as getting the first man to Mars) who would win? Naturally you'd say the U.S, but I think it's that knee-jerk reaction that the U.S is automatically superior that blinds you to the current state of China's development, and it's ability to 'surge into any field' and hold its own against the U.S or other OECD country. China may not win, but it would sure be a much closer fight than you give credit for.

You're projecting - I never denigrated China's technical capabilities. You and @Mactendo have been the ones insisting on this mindless competition about who's more advanced and developed (see both your current post for proof). I made a political statement that with the effort the Chinese government has done bringing 100's of millions out of poverty, they would not risk a backlash and social unrest by allowing companies to willy-nilly automate, and you took it as if I said China was technologically behind in automation.

 

[x0vash0x]

You're projecting - I never denigrated China's technical capabilities. You and @Mactendo have been the ones insisting on this mindless competition about who's more advanced and developed (see both your current post for proof). I made a political statement that with the effort the Chinese government has done bringing 100's of millions out of poverty, they would not risk a backlash and social unrest by allowing companies to willy-nilly automate, and you took it as if I said China was technologically behind in automation.

But, you're wrong, because the Chinese government is allowing companies willy-nilly automate (it's a state directive) and using cash and retraining programs to prevent any backlash and social unrest the resulting unemployment my bring.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/rise-factory-automation-china-153126997.html
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/544201/china-wants-to-replace-millions-of-workers-with-robots/

Like, stop trying so hard to prove yourself superior or right, because you're not. Every time you do, you're going to get slapped down and look like a fool. I tried to give you an out, but you didn't take it. So here we are again, with you looking like a fool. When will you learn?

 

[jeremiah256]

But, you're wrong, because the Chinese government is allowing companies willy-nilly automate (it's a state directive) and using cash and retraining programs to prevent any backlash and social unrest the resulting unemployment my bring.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/rise-factory-automation-china-153126997.html
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/544201/china-wants-to-replace-millions-of-workers-with-robots/

Like, stop trying so hard to prove yourself superior or right, because you're not. Every time you do, you're going to get slapped down and look like a fool. I tried to give you an out, but you didn't take it. So here we are again, with you looking like a fool. When will you learn?

How will I ever learn when you're such a poor teacher? From your own posted articles, China has 30 robots for every 10,000 manufacturing workers, vice 323 and 437 in Japan and South Korea, respectively. China is attempting catch up to the standards and ensure they remain competitive. Can't figure if you're dense, have a reading problem, or just like to fight on the internet from the safety of your mom's basement, but willy-nilly is defined as, "without direction or planning; haphazardly". Whether it hurts you little feels or not, that is the direct opposite of what is happening. China has a firm, authoritarian grip on how far they will let these companies automate and affect unemployment. They will balance that with the need to remain competitive in manufacturing. And as for China's cash reserves set aside for retraining, we'll see.

 

[x0vash0x]

How will I ever learn when you're such a poor teacher? From your own posted articles, China has 30 robots for every 10,000 manufacturing workers, vice 323 and 437 in Japan and South Korea, respectively. China is attempting catch up to the standards and ensure they remain competitive. Can't figure if you're dense, have a reading problem, or just like to fight on the internet from the safety of your mom's basement, but willy-nilly is defined as, "without direction or planning; haphazardly". Whether it hurts you little feels or not, that is the direct opposite of what is happening. China has a firm, authoritarian grip on how far they will let these companies automate and affect unemployment. They will balance that with the need to remain competitive in manufacturing. And as for China's cash reserves set aside for retraining, we'll see.

Actually, you can have both willy-nilly and authoritarianism, which is what China currently does. They're not mutually exclusive. You have certain sectors being aggressively directed for modernization, but you also have vast swaths of the economy which are allowed to do as they please under the auspice the modernization directive. It's a rather interesting phenomenon.

Some parts of China is very authoritarian, other's are very anarchic. It's a land of contradiction.

 

[jeremiah256]

Actually, you can have both willy-nilly and authoritarianism, which is what China currently does. They're not mutually exclusive. You have certain sectors being aggressively directed for modernization, but you also have vast swaths of the economy which are allowed to do as they please under the auspice the modernization directive. It's a rather interesting phenomenon.

Some parts of China is very authoritarian, other's are very anarchic. It's a land of contradiction.

The world is watching China. Right now the West is in a transformational period, where it is questioning some of its core beliefs. That is why nationalism is on the rise. There is envy on how quickly China has risen and instead of looking at how much China has invested in infrastructure, the acquisition of technology, and R&D, the only lesson too many politicians are seeing is the need to be authoritarian. I'm pro patriotism, but anti-nationalism. One is being proud of your country. The other is believing in superiority. And that leads to wars.

 

[hkenneth]

You mean get bought and stolen out from other nations who have real IP's to be proud of.

I meant the speed of common users who are willing to adapt to use new technologies. Whether it is bought or stolen by the companies who sell the technologies is another story. And to be fair, there are plenty of innovations happening over there which most westerners are not aware or care about. The issue for China is not that Chinese companies don't have innovation or want to innovate, but rather the legal protection of IP is unfortunately weak. The law system is largely out dated in China in many aspects but it takes time to resolve (just look at how slow the US passes new laws)

 

[AgentAnonymous]

You say he's not a a politician like that's a bad thing.

"Notoriously corrupt"? Not hardly. But given that criteria, I guess you won't be voting this time around, what with the Clintons' penchant for corruption.

He's the literal definition of corrupt. He worked with the mafia before, and he represents greed and bribery. He's also a racist: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/15/doj-trump-s-early-businesses-blocked-blacks.html

I will never vote for a con-man like Trump.