betanumerus comments on Not just AI. China is building technologies that challenge U.S. dominance: From batteries and solar panels to drones and satellites, China is building tech capabilities that extend well beyond AI.

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[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 4 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (3 children)

China subsidizes electrification while the US subsidizes fossil fuels. Both interfere, but the US in a way that further accelerates global warming.

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[–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 0 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Last time I checked, China was the biggest polluter with 30% of CO2 produced against the 12% of US, just saying.

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[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 18 hours ago

4.2x more people though, not much point in comparing only 1 figure like that without more context.

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[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 4 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Ah but you should also check China's population vs that of the US, that will put things in perspective. Also check if China's pollution is due to being a manufacturing hub for other countries that might outsource their own manufacturing. You might be surprised. You can't pay China to pollute for you and then blame China for polluting for you. Also, the US used to sell many ICE cars to China. The US can't blame China for polluting if the US pushes pollution sources to China. China has been electrifying to push back against those ICE cars from the US. Polluting to produce solar panels is also much cleaner overall than polluting to produce even more pollution sources.

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