moujikman

He was a physics phd with a focus in gravitational waves, never a professor. His phd thesis has 0 citations.

We don't see the social mobility required for a merit-based society. Harvard's Equality of Opportunity Project highlighted the increasing importance of the "birth lottery" in this country.

Drug trade: Afghanistan is the world's largest producer of opium, which can be refined to make heroin.

The illicit drug trade isn't just heroin, it's moving opioids into India so they can be resold to the pharmaceutical industry for our legal-opioid epidemic.

China doesn't need to produce the fast chips because their comparative advantage is in quantity manufacturing.

You have to take power dynamics in consideration when talking about comparative advantages. For example, when comparing the US to the textile industry in East Asia, the power dynamics perpetuate unequal labor conditions because more the affluent economic can leverage their buying power to dictate terms that are favorable to them but detrimental to workers.

Both minerals and the people immigrating are both economically advantageous to larger more powerful countries. The connotation difference is rooted in racism.

They crashed in the East China Sea. They really go out of their way to not say what body of water they crashed in.

Chip manufactures should think twice about headquartering in the US. Why get caught up in a sanction war when you could just not.

Say you were a full time caretaker for a family member. You'll look responsible and kind.

Giving up the ability to set monetary policy and becoming economically dependent on the US is an insane move.

No, the IMEI number on the phone are explicitly blacklisted for not being FCC approved.

The Secure Equipment Act of 2021 effectively prevents Americans from being able to use many (but not all) modern Chinese phones. While you may see them for sale on Amazon etc, you cannot activate them on any carrier.