I don’t have good answers to your questions, but I just want to say that I’m impressed and surprised by the decisive and comprehensive nature of the new policies. It seems that someone or some group actually thought through what would be effective policies for achieving maximum impact on the Chinese AI and semiconductor industries, while minimizing collateral damage to the wider Chinese and global economies. This contrasts strongly with other recent US federal policy-making that I’ve observed, such as COVID, energy, and monetary policies. Pockets of competence seem to still exist within the US government.
I don’t have good answers to your questions, but I just want to say that I’m impressed and surprised by the decisive and comprehensive nature of the new policies. It seems that someone or some group actually thought through what would be effective policies for achieving maximum impact on the Chinese AI and semiconductor industries, while minimizing collateral damage to the wider Chinese and global economies. This contrasts strongly with other recent US federal policy-making that I’ve observed, such as COVID, energy, and monetary policies. Pockets of competence seem to still exist within the US government.