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Thorium reactors are a clear example of such tech, 5/6g and quantum networks are another. The Europeans and Americans are not able to build anything equivalent. For the other tech I listed, China is far ahead in terms of scale and penetration of deployment. There is a qualitative difference between what China and the west are able to do rooted in China's massive industrial base and far larger population.