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Don't you have a fundamental problem? Students go to China to study high-speed train technology, supercomputer technology, robotics, dam construction (civil engineering), biochemistry, telecommunications, etc. Most of these technologies do not exist in India. Why would anyone study at an...

Hey, don't take it personally. I just answered your question. China occupies a strategic position geographically. In contrast, India is just a peninsula. It's more than just Russian oil and gas. India is cut-off from the rest of Eurasia. The Indian occupation of Kashmir means Pakistan will...

Taiwan has a strategic military value. By retaking Taiwan, China can push its control of the airspace deep into the Western Pacific. I'm arguing that China doesn't have a solution to the economic problems posed by the US Navy at the moment. Hence, retaking Taiwan should wait until China is...

You're confusing me with other posters. I never complained about the 100 years of humiliation. The past is the past. I'm only interested in current events, technology, and the future. China's strategic actions have to make sense. Reclaiming Taiwan now by force is illogical. I don't see it...

Firstly, India is occupying China's South Tibet. India will never receive oil and gas from Russia through China as long as the Indian occupation continues. Secondly, India (like Japan) is constantly making anti-China noises in the media. China's refusal to let Russian oil and gas flow into...

What's the rush? Taiwan has been sitting out there for decades. China has not finished its own internal development. China will have finished building all of its highways, high-speed railways, subways, robot automation of its factories, nuclear power construction, etc. in the next twenty to...

There is no relationship between the Chinese J-20 and the Mig 1.44. The J-20 design resembles the J-10. Basically, the J-20 is a stealthy J-10. The J-10 is based on the J-9. The J-9 predates the Mig 1.44. If you want to argue copying, the Mig 1.44 (1980s-2000) is a copy of China's J-9...

According to Global Security, China spent 15 years researching the J-9 (1965-1980). The J-9 was canceled and never entered mass production, because China couldn't produce the WS-9 engine at the time. Global Security says China's J-9 research paved the way for the J-10 and J-20: "The J-9, built...

China's KLJ-7A AESA radar has 1,000 transmit/receive modules (TRM). This means it is equivalent to the F-16 Block 60 AESA radar in the number of transmit/receive modules. China's Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology (NRIET) KLJ-7A AESA radar with 1,000 transmit/receive modules...

I think a "forced" reunification now would be a strategic error. If mainland China wants to control an island territory, it would be better-off developing Hainan Island (which is roughly the same size as Taiwan). Taiwan's real value to mainland China is as a source of technology. Mainland...

This is my view on the J-9. For the Chinese jet fighter family tree, I would add J-7E "double delta" wing design. On the left is a Chinese J-7E with a unique double-delta wing design. On the right is the Chinese J-9 canard-delta wing prototype.

I think the US government has permanently banned Intel from the Chinese supercomputer market. While the Tianhe-2 will retain its existing Intel Xeon processors, it is irrelevant because Intel cannot sell additional Intel Xeon core processors to Chinese supercomputer companies. Going forward...

"Why China is emerging as a tech superpower to rival the US." 1. Lots of ethnic Chinese scientists (both mainland and Taiwanese). Lots of overseas ethnic Chinese scientists in the US and Europe. This means a large recruitment pool of talent. 2. Lots of experience. For example, TSMC has been in...

Is Samsung afraid of Chinese DRAM and NAND competitors? Look at Samsung's unbelievable $26 billion in capital expenditures (capex) for this year. See chart below from IC Insights. During the previous seven years, Samsung spent an average of about $10 billion in capex per year. Why the massive...

No problem. I'm just posting new information. It's a potentially interesting development. From my original post: "The photograph of a J-20 in front of a regular hangar suggests the J-20 does not require temperature or humidity control. This is important, because the J-20 should have quick...

I said the J-20 turnaround time could be substantially less than the F-22 or F-35. I mentioned it as a distinct possibility based on the photograph of the J-20 in front of a normal hangar. IF the normal hangar is for the J-20 then the suggestion is the J-20 should have higher operational...

Yes, specialized hangars require humidity and temperature control. It is well known that the F-22 stealth coating reapplication requires many long hours. Since the J-20 does not appear to require special humidity and temperature controls to maintain its stealth coating, it is reasonable to...

China builds the domestic Sunway Taihulight SW26010 64-bit RISC microprocessor, which is based on the indigenous Sunway architecture. A Look Inside China’s Chart-Topping New Supercomputer | The Next Platform (June 20, 2016) "The Sunway TaihuLight supercomputer, which was developed at the...