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There are certainly some strategic parts where this is correct, but for the most part it will not be possible to catch up to the Chinese over-capacity of some of the well established technologies like silicon waver based solar-panels and we should rather be happy that the Chinese are willing to subsidize our energy transition (despite us botching it earlier).
We should rather invest into new technologies that are promising and make sure the Chinese are not overtaking us in those technologies as well.
It is not needed to catch up, but to have the skills to actually make for example solar panels, if the Chinese are unwilling to deliver. Most of that last for decades. If you have the skills and only need to increase production, that is not that much of a dependence. If you need to develop all of that from scratch, then it really is one.
There are multiple promising new technologies to make solar panels. The EU should rather invest in those and benefit from cheap Chinese solar panels using the old technology in the mean time.
China is a billion people, the EU is half of that. Whatever we choose, China can spend the same amount of brainpower.
There are two ways to prevent them from overtaking us. Either we isolate them or we crush them.
There are plenty of technological areas where the EU is more advanced than China, this isn't a simple numbers game like you think 🤷
Why not? Like chip manufacturing, China can dedicate resources until they are competible. All high profit industries will see competitors.
The EU can also dedicate resources to stay ahead. It isn't only a question of the mystical man-hour. And competition is no problem when you start from a somewhat equal base. But it makes no sense to try to catch up in an area where the technology is solved and the competition has massive over-capacity.
Or ally with them
How? I think that's the best option but I doubt that the western elite would go along.
Wish I knew :(
Somebody voted you down. The aversion is prepared for a war.