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Federal government can't seem to get out of bed with China
[American Thinker] When it comes to the theft of intellectual property, some argue that the U.S. is its own worst enemy. Rather than being an unwitting casualty, the U.S. either squanders or surrenders its technical advantages.In a recent example, as reported by NPR, ten years ago, American scientists in Washington state made tremendous advancements in the field of vanadium batteries: The batteries were about the size of a refrigerator, held enough energy to power a house, and could be used for decades. The engineers pictured people plunking them down next to their air conditioners, attaching solar panels to them, and everyone living happily ever after off the grid.(One scientist described the technology as "beyond promise".) But then, the U.S. Department of Energy gave the taxpayer—funded technology to the Chinese government. But that wasn’t an anomaly, as this seems to be the modus operandi of the federal government. In 1998, the giveaway of rocket launch/development technology to China sparked an investigation, one that was undermined by President Clinton’s subsequent actions — the move dwarfed any "aid and comfort" provided to foreign enemies since Benedict Arnold. Under the guise of helping to improve worldwide satellite communications, Bill Clinton provided China with technological secrets with a program known as the Iridium Satellite Constellation Project. It solved problems which prevented their rockets from reaching orbit, strengthening their ballistics capabilities. In 1999, when there were still some investigative journalists at The New York Times, Jeff Gerth and his staff, won a Pulitzer Prize for his series of articles describing the technology "giveaway" that saved China more than twenty years of wasted time and money, and guaranteed they’d (probably) be America’s best friend forever. The political alchemists of the Clinton era thought they could enlighten lagging Chinese rocket scientists, and turn them from humanitarian lead into gold. Similarly, today’s generation of elected conjurers believe that magically spending billions on inflation (and climate change) will, despite the warnings from 230 economists, miracuously reduce inflation and, except for those pesky volcanoes, prevent the next Ice Age or global warming. Take some time and read the "sources" quoted by Mr. Gerth to see if you recognize any of the politicians, companies and "thought leaders" who gave their bobble—head approval to this "shared" technology: Related: Vanadium: 2022-08-04 The U.S. made a breakthrough battery discovery ‐ then gave the technology to China Vanadium: 2019-12-01 Physicists Have Identified a Metal That Conducts Electricity But Not Heat Vanadium: 2019-08-21 North Korean uranium plant 'is leaking radioactive waste into a nearby river putting hundreds of thousands of people at risk of cancer and brain defects' Posted by: Besoeker 2022-08-10 |
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