> It's already done - they have unmatched engineering capabilities.

Nothing is ever done.

The US and West won't be able to return to its period of unrivaled technological dominance, but it's not inevitable that they will be dominated either.

But to avoid domination it has to 1) abandon its suicidal fixation in neoliberalism, 2) abandon its lazy assumption of technological dominance so it can start learning and investing in lost capabilities, and 3) kick business and consumer interests out of the driver's seat.

There's actually some progress being made on 1 & 2, but unfortunately not so much on 3.

> you all can see a capitulation messages from western media:

> US made phone will cost 30% more or 60% whatever. Basically refusing any attempt to protect the market and invest into engineering power etc.

Honestly, I think that is actually one of short-sighted partisan politics, not some kind of capitulation. Trump likes tariffs and advocates for bringing manufacturing back to the US, and nowadays liberals first and foremost oppose Trump and everything he stands for. They lost the last election in part due to inflation they caused, and now they're trying to win the next one on inflation they can pin on Trump.

Neither the US nor EU have enough of a functioning political system capable of such reforms. China dominance is inevitable baring a complete political overhaul of the west. This would take a civil war.