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Re:China stages 'strike drills' around Taiwan, citing provoc... by rapsey on Sunday December 25, 2022 @01:11PM (#34129562)
No it is not. China is the king of cheap low end manufacture. The really high end production machinery tends to come from outside. They are far from independent.
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Re:China stages 'strike drills' around Taiwan, citing provoc... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday December 25, 2022 @01:40PM (#34129807)
They do get lots of machinery from Germany, they can’t produce it as efficiently, but that doesn’t mean they can’t produce it at all. Don’t assume they don’t have a plan B even if it isn’t as cheap as plan A.
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