[bdcravens]

Is that any worse than being subsidized by VC? They're playing the same game as the western labs, just with slightly different players.

[malshe]

Chinese government vs American VCs doesn't equate to "slight different players."

[vrganj]

True. The Chinese Communist Party's motto is "Serve the People". [0]

They might not always live up to that, but at least the aspiration is there.

No such pretense from American VCs.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serve_the_People

[jshen]

This is the most naive comment I've read in a long time.

[BAM-DevCrew]

American VCs and American Government mingle at the deepest levels. Yes, slightly different is correct.

[jshen]

This isn't true unless you're limiting your reference point to Trump's second term.