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believer

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Dec 15, 2013 12:49 PM
With decades of Mericun wealth re-routed to Asia, the Chi-coms are now roving the moon.

Their lunar rover looks amazingly similar to our own Mars rovers.



America accomplished these things decades ago.

So is this an amazing accomplishment by the Chinese and perhaps an indicator of Chinese ascendancy towards of becoming the world's next superpower?

Or are the Chi-coms simply experts in copying pre-existing technology created by the Americans, Russians, and Europeans meaning this is nothing more than another Chinese "hey us too!" political stunt?
Dec 15, 2013 12:49pm
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Mohican00

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Dec 15, 2013 1:04 PM
40 years later.....
Dec 15, 2013 1:04pm
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ernest_t_bass

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Dec 15, 2013 2:22 PM
Yes
Dec 15, 2013 2:22pm
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O-Trap

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Dec 15, 2013 3:08 PM
IDGAF, either way.
Dec 15, 2013 3:08pm
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cat_lover

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Dec 15, 2013 3:39 PM
It's a good thing it is unmanned or it would have wrecked already.
Dec 15, 2013 3:39pm
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Mohican00

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Dec 15, 2013 3:39 PM
cat_lover;1553716 wrote:It's a good thing it is unmanned or it would have wrecked already.
heh
Dec 15, 2013 3:39pm
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MontyBrunswick

Dec 15, 2013 4:18 PM
believer;1553616 wrote: So is this an amazing accomplishment by the Chinese and perhaps an indicator of Chinese ascendancy towards of becoming the world's next superpower?
No. They're doing something we did 50 years ago. Not only do they have a wealth of technology and globalization at their hands, they also have all of the US and Russian work to copy.

I'm surprised they actually made it to the moon. Knowing their build quality, I'm sure it'll fuck up and stop working soon enough.
Dec 15, 2013 4:18pm
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jmog

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Dec 15, 2013 8:24 PM
believer;1553616 wrote:With decades of Mericun wealth re-routed to Asia, the Chi-coms are now roving the moon.

Their lunar rover looks amazingly similar to our own Mars rovers.



America accomplished these things decades ago.

So is this an amazing accomplishment by the Chinese and perhaps an indicator of Chinese ascendancy towards of becoming the world's next superpower?

Or are the Chi-coms simply experts in copying pre-existing technology created by the Americans, Russians, and Europeans meaning this is nothing more than another Chinese "hey us too!" political stunt?
Most of it is how well they copy.

Trust me, I have a few stories.

One of which is a company I worked for had a single burner (for an industrial furnace) sold in China. A couple years later they got called for a service call.

The service guy gets there, there are 200 burners on this furnace, exact copies of each other right down to the order/serial number on the name plate (unique per burner sold).

They had copied even the name plate exact not knowing it was a unique number, on 200 burners.

Just a rough estimate, 200 burners would be about $2 million.

There are many major engineering companies that refuse to sell to China companies because they do not recognize US and European patents and they just copy all your stuff.
Dec 15, 2013 8:24pm
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MontyBrunswick

Dec 15, 2013 8:38 PM
jmog;1553838 wrote:Most of it is how well they copy.

Trust me, I have a few stories.

One of which is a company I worked for had a single burner (for an industrial furnace) sold in China. A couple years later they got called for a service call.

The service guy gets there, there are 200 burners on this furnace, exact copies of each other right down to the order/serial number on the name plate (unique per burner sold).

They had copied even the name plate exact not knowing it was a unique number, on 200 burners.

Just a rough estimate, 200 burners would be about $2 million.

There are many major engineering companies that refuse to sell to China companies because they do not recognize US and European patents and they just copy all your stuff.
I read somewhere that that's how a lot of Chinese companies work. A U.S. Shop will set up there with strict standards and then the shop will eventually close and move somewhere else. It's cheaper to just start over somewhere else so they leave all of the manufacturing stuff behind.

Someone will buy the property and just start manufacturing whatever was there before, with NO guidelines or standards...which is where you get the fake batteries and stuff that pours out of China.
Dec 15, 2013 8:38pm
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hang_loose

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Dec 15, 2013 9:44 PM
believer, does that say "Chinese Food" on top of your pic:RpS_drool:??? McDonalds will be right beside them:RpS_w00t:!
Dec 15, 2013 9:44pm
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Dec 15, 2013 11:01 PM
Nah China is still too state ran to fully achieve greatness the way the US has, and our economy is still double the size of theirs despite having a fourth of the people. I do think we're seeing an end to complete American dominance however, where since 1990 we have been the only real superpower in the world. It'll be very interesting to see what a world of US-China-India-Brazil will be like, all 4 are so different things will get interesting
Dec 15, 2013 11:01pm
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Dr Winston O'Boogie

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Dec 16, 2013 11:24 AM
A typical China knock off. Their lack of innovation and excellence in design will limit their advantages. Once the basic infrastructure of thier country is built up, they won't be able to rest on just being a building economy. THey'll have to innovate in order to maintain. And thus far, the standards have not been established to to this. Their lack of a clear legal system will impede their progress here too. China is still a facade in some respects. On top of that, there income inequality there is infinitaly greater than here. Once the peasants living in caves have had enough of the wealth on the coast, their could be insurrection.

I also read an interesting argument that I'd not fully considered...the US Navy controls all of the sea lanes in the world. That is a huge advantage over the Chinese when you stop and consider.
Dec 16, 2013 11:24am