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4 timestamped hits 2 source readings 2 extracted notes Newest source: 2026-05-18, day precision Aliases: reverse-engineerings

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Reverse engineering

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "So China was very smart to just say, you know, we shouldn't be doing this, but then the trade war started to happen. And..."

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "So China was very smart to just say, you know, we shouldn't be doing this, but then the trade war started to happen. And..."

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Historical interpretation stated on 2024-06-05.

diagnosis

Jiang says the Soviet Union could reverse engineer American technology and build its own industry after receiving Lend-Lease support.

Diagnosis presented on 2026-05-18 using a 2017-2018 buying anecdote and the then-current sanctions environment.

diagnosis

He uses Huawei's inability to keep updating its software under sanctions as evidence that China still depends on foreign innovation and is stronger at reverse engineering and cost optimization than at self-innovation.

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