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Originally Posted by Webstral
Regarding intelligence on Chinese advanced systems, we should bear in mind that the Chinese are diligent students of Sun Tzu in general and deception warfare in particular. It’s probably safe to say that American intelligence-gathering is superior in some technical aspects, such as imagery and signals processing. It’s equally safe to say that the Chinese are well aware of our strengths. The most dangerous attitude the American intelligence community could have is the assumption that we know what we think we know. Hubris has laid low many great powers.
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Well said.
Another thing to remember is that the Chinese government has massive amounts of money to throw around. Throw enough money at a technical problem and eventually you will see results.
I'm much more comfortable with the USA being the world's dominant power than China but the balance of power is already starting to shift. What concerns me is what the US might be willing to do to maintain its dominance. It seems to me that America has a lot of emotional capital wrapped up in being on top. At some point the faith of the American people in their nation's dominance will be shaken. I hope the public backlash from that won't result in rash decisions being taken by the government of the day.