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The Hu JinTao Exit :A Discussion

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 Aadi and I discuss the unceremonious exit of Hu Jintao which was put on display during the 20 Party Congress. Irrespective of the reason for the exit, it was stage managed for effect. 


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  1. OrionOctober 26, 2022 at 9:53 PM

    What is the average term of an absolute dictator in power? Hitler, Mussolini, Sadam Hussain, Muamer Gaddafi etc.
    Other than Mao, they have all had very abbreviated reigns.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 29, 2022 at 8:04 PM

    Sir, responding to your point whether China can catch up with the US on semicon - respectfully disagree.

    Check out: https://www.notebookcheck.net/New-Chinese-Biren-BR100-GPGPU-apparently-beats-Nvidia-s-Ampere-A100.639796.0.html Quoting: "Biren showed that the BR100 GPGPU is slightly faster than Nvidia's Ampere A100 thanks to advanced specs like [...], Published 08/10/2022"

    I can say this (having worked in the Supercomputing environment for a while) - the nVidia A-100 is completely cutting edge and the fact that the Biren processor comes up to its capability says A LOT. The A-100 was released in mid-2020 and is just one version behind the latest (the H-100). In fact since the H-100 uses the same architecture as A-100 tells me that at least in high performance computing, China is right up there with the best out of the US.

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