A few times when I debated with you, you just deleted my posts because you don't want to hear different of opinions such as investing in India is such a bad idea for Xiaomi. Basically, you have a habit of deleting posts that don't align with your opinions so I am not going to bother making long comment in threads that you monitor heavy handed.
As for Eric Schmidt's article, as much as the article is about quantum, it is also about how to curb Chinese hardware and semiconductor. Eric Schmidt has been spending his resources pushing laws and regulations to deny China's access to semiconductor technology and market. In this report, Eric is advocating for shutting China out of any future procurement of hardware and older chips from China by requesting the country of origin.
"The US and China are in a race for technological supremacy that’s seen both pour billions of dollars in investment to expand domestic semiconductor manufacturing capabilities and self-sufficiency. With the rise of artificial intelligence promising to transform entire industries and accelerate innovation in microelectronics and computers, Schmidt’s think tank attempts to set out a national action plan for the US.
The country has a history of rallying resources and pushing technology forward when pressed by a foreign adversary, from the Manhattan Project in World War II to the lunar landing, which came about after Soviet Union’s Sputnik launch.
The SCSP report warned that the US needs to guard against the dangers of China’s technological rise, which is aided by a vast domestic industry, a deep pool of motivated engineers and an “industrial espionage strategy with global reach.” Now 68, Schmidt has leveraged his $27 billion fortune to build a powerful influence machine in Washington and has been warning about security risks around China’s development of AI and computing.
The report highlighted China’s plans for a massive buildout of fabrication capabilities for older-technology chips, an issue that’s also been flagged by other US industry executives and think tanks.
“Currently, there are few restrictions to block or screen these chips, which may contain vulnerabilities and backdoors, from being deployed in critical infrastructure sectors,” the report said. Its suggested remedy is for more transparency around components in US systems and where they come from, to be achieved via Congressional or executive action.
One possible action is to require US government and critical-infrastructure suppliers to disclose the country of origin and other information for all hardware components, it said."
