Manifold | Military Technology and U.S.-China War in the Pacific — #51 @ManifoldPodcast | Uploaded January 2024 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
TP Huang returns for the third time to discuss the US-China strategic competition in terms of military technology.
Previous episodes with TP include:
China's EV Market Dominance and the Challenges Facing Tesla — #48: manifold1.com/episodes/chinas-ev-market-dominance-and-the-challenges-facing-tesla-48
Huawei and the US-China Chip War — #44: manifold1.com/episodes/huawei-and-the-us-china-chip-war-44
Steve and TP discuss:
0:00 Introduction
2:23 Hypersonic weapons and A2AD
8:15 The evolution of China's military technology
13:30 Hypersonic missiles: targeting and interception
29:52 Surprise attack on Hawaii or Seattle?
33:36 Japan's role in a U.S.-China military conflict
36:15 Chinese invasion of Taiwan
42:44 Amphibious landing, boots on the ground
45:20 Red lines and Taiwan independence
48:38 PRC nuclear weapons buildup
51:17 PRC-Russia alliance: natural resources, technology; Ukraine strategy disaster
59:37 Future developments of military technology in China
1:11:44 Predictions regarding US-PRC balance of power
Music used with permission from Blade Runner Blues Livestream improvisation by State Azure.
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Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU.
Please send any questions or suggestions to manifold1podcast@gmail.com or Steve on X @hsu_steve.
TP Huang returns for the third time to discuss the US-China strategic competition in terms of military technology.
Previous episodes with TP include:
China's EV Market Dominance and the Challenges Facing Tesla — #48: manifold1.com/episodes/chinas-ev-market-dominance-and-the-challenges-facing-tesla-48
Huawei and the US-China Chip War — #44: manifold1.com/episodes/huawei-and-the-us-china-chip-war-44
Steve and TP discuss:
0:00 Introduction
2:23 Hypersonic weapons and A2AD
8:15 The evolution of China's military technology
13:30 Hypersonic missiles: targeting and interception
29:52 Surprise attack on Hawaii or Seattle?
33:36 Japan's role in a U.S.-China military conflict
36:15 Chinese invasion of Taiwan
42:44 Amphibious landing, boots on the ground
45:20 Red lines and Taiwan independence
48:38 PRC nuclear weapons buildup
51:17 PRC-Russia alliance: natural resources, technology; Ukraine strategy disaster
59:37 Future developments of military technology in China
1:11:44 Predictions regarding US-PRC balance of power
Music used with permission from Blade Runner Blues Livestream improvisation by State Azure.
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Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU.
Please send any questions or suggestions to manifold1podcast@gmail.com or Steve on X @hsu_steve.
