Chinese cars are still cheap, but they're no longer ugly
I think it is done. There is no way China doesn&#x27;t become number 1 in every way that is possible. The stupidity and shortsightedness of western companies that partly enabled this is really staggering. I guess that initial thinking was let&#x27;s do the clever part of making a product: design, IP, etc. but use cheap labor from China. But obviously the know-how was also unintentionally transferred. And now you have a behemoth with know-how, educated people, mega-cities etc. There is just no way to compete. I guess you can impose sanctions, ban sales, sabotage deals etc. but it is done anyway.<p>On the other hand, I don&#x27;t think that China rising is a bad thing, and it will make a world a better place, since USA and its allies can&#x27;t compete with China with wars (though there are some pathetic attempts) but you probably must put all that war budget money and effort into research and infrastructure.<p>Possibly this is a huge win-win for the whole world. Or we end up in flames if there is enough stupidity and solving things by war and force.