—The most important asset of a nation is its people. The reason why the United States or the West can NEVER outpace or defeat China lies in the inherent ability of the Chinese to scale (organically) at every level of institutional, socio-political, cultural and human capacity.
The nationalistic fervor of the Chinese is organic, not manufactured. A Chinese person does not need to belt out the national anthem with their hand on their proverbial chest, or worship a piece of cloth called a flag, in order to show their patriotism.
All it takes for that patriotism to rear its head is a simple call to duty. The Chinese have mastered the art of engagement, both from a micro functional and macro functional standpoint. When the Chinese decide to engage with you, besides the “when”, they already know the “what”the “why” and the “where” of that engagement, as well as the “how” of it, with the latter being the fulcrum that engenders the desired outcome.
The singular proof of this is that while the West have historically waged endless genocidal wars, mostly beyond their borders for world dominance, the Chinese have adopted a different approach.
While this approach has been aptly referred to as “Soft Power” by mostly western observers, it is in fact an “art of war” steeped in the basic tenet of interactive reciprocity.
China is not going anywhere anytime soon. The Chinese have in fact already won the AI race. How? Because they have scaled organically (as they always do) from the standpoint of cost efficiency maximization (which eliminates greed and avarice) and overall operational cadence.
Simply put, the Chinese have scaled AI from Concept, to Production, to Testing, to Implementation and Maintenance.
Fortune may favor the brave but it rewards and establishes the wise.
To be continued……
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