The United States can learn from its technological success.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/52365672

https://archive.is/ox58Y

  • These days, it’s the foreigners visiting China who often experience future shock, astonished by the towering skyscrapers, high-speed rail, megabridges, and ubiquitous electric cars, super-apps, and trifold smartphones.

  • The country now accounts for 70 percent of the world’s granted AI patents, 75 percent of global patent applications in clean-energy technology, 41 percent of granted patents in the life sciences and biotechnology, and more patent applications in fusion technology than any other country.

  • Eight of the world’s top 10 institutions by research output are in China, according to the Nature Index.

    • 9point6@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I think it’s that it basically has a grip on small economy

      It’s a chat app yes, but it’s also Amazon, it’s also a payment provider, not just online either, you pay in shops with a WeChat QR code, I think if you’re going to a gig, your tickets are on WeChat

      It’s basically all encompassing.

      • k0e3@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        15 hours ago

        I don’t understand the appeal of these apps. We have em too here in Japan called LINE and it’s just so bloated and annoying. It’s like having a whole phone os within an app because they have little mini apps (extensions) that you launch. And ads. Jesus, so many ads.