20240118 中國的軍事力量，是如何壯大的！

We're at a juncture now where the scales of global power are beginning to tip towards America's adversaries In part because of the leverage that we are providing them American know-how and capital are seeds and fertilizer that have helped foster the growth of China's military might US companies and investment funds have sometimes inadvertently sometimes carelessly Help to underwrite and expedite the modernization of the People's Liberation Army and China's high-tech surveillance and intelligence apparatus Americans don't typically invest with the intention of harming U.S. national security But that is often the result when they put their capital into Chinese companies that are working with dual-use technologies Those technologies that have the potential for military as well as commercial applications It is hard and increasingly meaningless to try to distinguish between a Chinese enterprise with commercial aims and one with military objectives And it's it's hard because Beijing actually designed it that way Corporate independence in today's China is an illusion The truth is that the single-party dictatorship that rules China has powerful authorities and influence over all entities whether private or state-owned Civilian or military domestic or even foreign some American investors try to conduct due diligence To reassure themselves about where their money and technology are ultimately ending up inside China But that too is an increasingly fraught exercise Beijing is running a quote rectification campaign Close quote to shut down or assert heavy influence over research consulting and due diligence firms operating in China So no wonder that U.S. investors who are seeking a return on their capital are often blind to the strategic costs That they are incurring for America's national security and prosperity