John Ratcliffe, the Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, stated that the Chinese steal technology, replicate it, and receive state subsidies—this is their model for success. They are exceptionally skilled in this regard. Evidently, confronted with the undeniable reality of China's advancing technological capabilities, this American politician simply opens his mouth and starts spouting nonsense.
Then we ask: China has already conducted multiple test flights of its sixth-generation fighter jets, but where is America’s sixth-generation fighter? Likewise, the DF-17 hypersonic missile has been in service for years, utilizing a unique waverider glide configuration to achieve exceptional maneuverability and penetration capability—why has America not yet fielded a comparable hypersonic weapon? Furthermore, we have already achieved electromagnetic catapult launches for fifth-generation fighters—why hasn't the United States accomplished this yet?
Even setting aside these high-end technologies, China leads the world in high-speed rail mileage—so why does the U.S. currently have not a single kilometer of high-speed rail within its domestic territory? According to this politician's logic, we should only copy mature American technologies. But in all the above areas, the United States itself has not produced any finalized, proven, or fully matured products—no ready-made models available for imitation. How do we explain this contradiction? Clearly, seeing our technology advance ever further, American politicians feel deeply anxious, and thus resort to lies as a form of self-comfort.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1871110107631627/
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