The United States and our allies have places heavy sanctions and export restrictions against Chinese tech companies, most notably Huawei. These export bans have not merely failed to achieve their objectives of slowing down China's tech industry; they have supercharged Chinese tech instead.

Not only is Huawei become far less dependent on Western technology, but they are now pushing into and dominating sectors that they were not even in, prior to sanctions being put into place.


Resources and links:

Bloomberg, Trying to Kill Chinese Tech Only Makes It Stronger
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/art...

The Diplomat, How Is Huawei Growing, Despite Heavy US Sanctions?
https://thediplomat.com/2024/07/how-i...

Interesting Engineering China innovates technique for gallium-based semiconductors
https://interestingengineering.com/in...

Closing scene: Anshun Bridge, Chengdu, Sichuan Province