A few weeks ago we have seen in the news the limitations on the sale of chips from North America to Chinese companies. And those limitations refer especially to chips with higher calculation capacities and that incorporate more technology.
The reasons given by the US authorities is that they do so so that these chips cannot be used to build weapons systems by the Chinese. And we all know that it is an excuse like any other.
The companies that they limit their exports to (Nvidia, and others) will drop their sales and profits a bit, but they are big enough to still make a lot of money, and stay where they are.
What is present in all these movements is the struggle for technological primacy. The USA does not want to leave its technological pedestal, and the Chinese are very clear that they want to take its place one day, and for that they have been working hard, investing and developing for many years.
Because we don't have to fool ourselves, the Chinese have much clearer objectives than the Westerners, and for a long time. They have not got to where they are just by chance, but because of their effort and determination.
And the North Americans have realized (somewhat late, but perhaps still in time) that the technological gap they had with China has greatly diminished, and continues to diminish. Today the Chinese are the ones who generate the most patents.
All the "wars" that we see, whether technological, commercial or otherwise, are basically a struggle to maintain and increase the interests of the countries. And the larger the country, the more interests it has.
As time goes by we will see other movements of this type. The "markets" like freedom of movement, which benefits the most powerful more; but countries are more concerned with maintaining their positions of dominance. And that's what it's about.
The problem is that when the "big guys" stick together, it's usually the "little guys" who end up paying the bills. Injustices of life
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