The United States and China are locked in a “cold tech war", and the winner will end up dominating the 21st century.

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Beijing was not considered a tech contender a decade ago. Now, some call it a leader. America is already behind in critical areas.

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It is no surprise how Chinese leaders made their regime a tech powerhouse. They first developed and then implemented multiyear plans and projects, adopting a determined, methodical, and disciplined approach. As a result, China’s political leaders and their army of technocrats could soon possess the technologies of tomorrow.

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America can still catch up. Unfortunately, Americans, focused on other matters, are not meeting the challenges China presents. A whole-of-society mobilization will be necessary for the US to regain what it once had: control of cutting-edge technologies. This is how America got to the moon, and this is the key to winning this century.

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Americans may not like the fact that they’re once again in a Cold War-type struggle, but they will either adjust to that reality or get left behind.