After a Chinese balloon provocatively spied on major U.S. military sites a week ago, Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) rightly called this incident “a Sputnik moment for America.” “Like Sputnik,' he said, 'the Chinese spy balloon has drastically changed Americans' sense of security.”
Rep. Michael Waltz
Thanks to President Donald Trump, most Republicans and Democrats now realize that China is America’s biggest geopolitical rival. The Trump administration initiated various measures to counter the growing threat from China, including trade negotiations and protection of American intellectual properties. The Biden administration followed up by strengthening export control of semiconductor technologies.
Today’s China is no longer a pure copycat of Western technologies. In commercial drone technology, Chinese manufacturer DJI dominates the world with a 70% market share. Social media giant TikTok was the most downloaded app of 2022, with more than 650 million downloads. Even with decoupling, China will continue advancing its technologies, although at a slower pace, because each year, China educates 2 million college graduates from STEM majors while America educates less than 500,000.
In response to the Sputnik moment, less than a year later, America established NASA and passed the National Defense Education Act to prioritize educational excellence and technology innovation. By focusing on these areas, America was able to successfully land astronauts on the moon and regain its global leadership in the space race a decade later.
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