On the other hand, the neoconunists have been deluding themselves that the chicoms are hopelessly stupid people stuck in the Stone Age and therefore can never, ever catch up to us, let alone innovate. I am not at all convinced by their argument.
I have heard no assessment of China that they are mired in the stone age and can’t catch up with us.
I have read they are poor at innovation and that’s why they steal from us.
The constant references to “neocons” as a negative are being used by our adversaries to demoralize the United States and discourage us from improving our defenses.
If you read about new advances by communist China, and your reaction is to give up, you are part of the problem.
Didn’t at one time, around the middle of 1941, most in USA thought the Japanese were small, wore thick glasses with buck teeth that could not fight, only to be kicked in the balls on December 7, 1941.
I agree with you, we have to assume the Chinese have technology to wage a war that won’t be like Iraq and Afghanistan.
I have no idea if this story is true, but it would be better to assume it is and plan for it versus dismissing only to be slapped with reality one day.