->They are not already the leader in next-gen technology because it is next-gen, is is in the formative stages. It is the leader in manufacturing, the current generation.
Erm.
They are the leaders in everything from manufacturing to supercomputing. What does that exclude?
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Unfortunately, when you focus on human capital in China, you can't dismiss the fact that China, particularly in the manufacturing sector represents modern day slavery.
Maybe, maybe not.
Working for western companies like Apple, sure.
Alibaba
probably somewhere between conditions at Google and Ebay.
So, it's the Western companies, like Apple? I don't think so. Western society may provide the demand and the capital to create the conditions, but the Chinese are the perpetrators of slave labor.
Can you provide some examples of where they are already leading in a field that doesn't exist yet?
Erm. They are the leaders in everything from manufacturing to supercomputing. What does that exclude?
-> Unfortunately, when you focus on human capital in China, you can't dismiss the fact that China, particularly in the manufacturing sector represents modern day slavery.
Maybe, maybe not. Working for western companies like Apple, sure.
Alibaba
probably somewhere between conditions at Google and Ebay.