alt Hacker NewsThe easiest was of escaping the trap of US tech dependence, is to buy your tech from China. Everything they have is very advanced, and cheap to boot. Huawei instead of Apple, WeChat instead of WhatsApp, etc. Everyone wins except Trump.
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mixmastamyk • today at 5:29 PM
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46637463
Euro tech already exists. Add in Nova custom and Star labs. I understand many components are still made in China but this is the first step.
solidsnack9000 • today at 6:05 PM
How would this lead to sovereignty?
bflesch • today at 5:39 PM
There's a German saying "Vom Regen in die Traufe", I think the English version is "out of the frying pan into the fire".
China is a good alternative for a lot of hardware, but in terms of software it is not an option.
The downside is that this tech stack is also being rolled out to Iran, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Venezuela to build their own local versions of the Great Firewall. It is currently being used to crush dissent and imprison anyone who disagrees with the regime.
I guess if you consider that “winning” then definitely continue to support Chinese dominance.