I don’t know how much they’re actually doing to surpass the West tbh. A lot of the success relies on distilling closed models, and running the models cheaper with almost comparable effectiveness. If the Chinese are showing that such profit/investment strategies in closed models are weak and can be easily decimated by a competitor, what motivation would they have to adopt one?

I think you’ve perfectly described modern life

I’d personally argue operating outside of the law disqualifies you from being a good businessman. If I can win a game of chess by moving the pieces when you’re not looking, am I a grandmaster?

Same with business. Using privileges and loopholes that other people don’t have access to is not being good at business.

The same way having your father loan you a million dollars disqualifies you. I can beat Mo Farah if I run a shorter race, who’s the better runner?

Business man? Nah, that’s like saying someone’s “lucky” for playing in a rigged casino.

He’s a great fraud.