Remember, China is focused on recruiting global talent now.They recruited another Fields Medalist from Harvard, the Yau of the Calabi-Yau manifold.https://t.co/7V73KcdYhs https://t.co/tAeK92L0rY ...

Don’t be surprised if China offers Terry Tao the chair of the mathematics department at Tsinghua University.And all the funding he wants.Because it is possible for the US to fumble the bag as the destination for global talent. And indeed it is fumbling that bag right now.Paul Graham (@paulg):The Trump administration has suspended the funding of Terence Tao and the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics at UCLA. https://t.co/jc4W57E4IT ...

It’s extraordinarily difficult to build something like SpaceX even in peacetime.If huge swaths of society are irrationally trying to get you, the difficulty rises further by orders of magnitude.Meanwhile, China just plows ahead relentlessly.Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace):I went there. Because at this point, it's difficult to come to any other conclusion.https://t.co/WczqbDT8uw ...

Geopolitical Implications - Losing the race back to the Moon against China will have massive geopolitical ramifications for America [1] - Apollo was America's greatest scientific and cultural achievement [1] Technological Advancement - The anti-tech radicals across the political spectrum will regret their anti-Elon stance when the current endeavor succeeds [1]

Manufacturing & Digital Potential - India is unlikely to surpass China in manufacturing, but is performing better than expected [1] - India has the potential to achieve a 7/10 rating in the physical world [1] - India has the potential to achieve a 10/10 rating in the digital world [1] Key Areas of Production - India is outproducing the West in key areas [1]

Production & Resources - Bauxite, the raw mineral for aluminum production, is abundant [1] - Aluminum smelting is an energy-intensive process [1] Global Leadership - China is the leading aluminum producer globally [1] - India ranks second in aluminum production [1] Political & Economic Factors - Aluminum production reflects a nation's political will and manufacturing capabilities [1]

In cement, China makes more than the rest of the world combined. But India is again a distant but real global #2. https://t.co/BRWa7FE2Aw ...

Manufacturing Landscape - China remains the global leader in smartphone manufacturing [1] - India has emerged as the second-largest smartphone manufacturer globally [1] - Over 20% of iPhones are now manufactured in India [1] - iPhone production in India has significantly increased from less than 1% in 2017 [1]

Electricity Generation Trends - China's electricity generation increase is unparalleled historically [1] - India's electricity generation is increasing rapidly and will soon surpass the EU [1]

Nuclear Energy Industry - China is the leading country in nuclear reactors under construction [1] - India ranks second in nuclear reactors under construction [1]