[epolanski]

Such narratives are always so US centric, as if every country in the world is obsessed by us. That's not the case.

There might be foreign policy implications but the biggest reason is really nurturing their own tech independence and entrepreneurship.

[matthest]

Not US-centric, top dog-centric. The US is just the current top dog.

The US is a barrier to a number of key Chinese goals, like reunification with Taiwan. So of course most of what they do will take the US into consideration.