The British reporter asked a question to the Chinese expert: How to view the theory of the threat of British competition, and the words of the Chinese expert instantly eliminated Britain's arrogance, and in the mildest words, poked Britain's most painful lung tube and said: Britain is not qualified to be a competitor of China. This interview was last year, but many Britons are still revisiting it today, and they feel that the Chinese experts are right.
So what did the Chinese experts say about this interview that broke the British defense?
LBC correspondent Andrew Marr, who once contacted Professor Gao Zhikai of the mainland, asked a question at the beginning, saying: Do you think Britain is a competitor to China?
When Professor Gao Zhikai heard this question, his tone was very calm, and he still maintained the gentleness and elegance of a Chinese scholar, and said the most domineering words in the gentlest tone, and he said, What is the competition between China and Britain? China is the largest automobile producer, is there competition with Britain? NO!
China is the largest exporter of electric vehicles, and will also lead the global electric car manufacturing, is there competition with the UK?
China has soon become the most important semiconductor manufacturing and R&D power, is there competition with the UK?
China will lead the AI revolution, is the UK a contender?
So I don't think the UK should overestimate its international influence, thinking that the two countries are competing, China is not a competitor, and the UK should go in the same direction as China.
From the perspective of automobile production, in 2023, China's automobile production will be 30.161 million units, an increase of 11.6% year-on-year, and it will remain the first in the world for 15 consecutive years.
In 2023, the UK will produce more than 1 million cars, which is the best result since 2019. In 2023, Japan's automobile production will reach 8.998 million units, nearly 9 times that of the United Kingdom, and South Korea's 4.244 million units, more than four times that of the United Kingdom. So is there competition between China and the UK in the production of automobiles?
In the field of electric vehicles, the UK is even more inadequate. In 2023, China's new energy vehicle production will reach 9.587 million units, ranking first in the world for nine consecutive years. Among them, the export volume reached 1.203 million units, and if it were not for the shortage of ro-ro ships and the blockage of Western countries, the export volume would have been even more. Moreover, in the field of electric vehicles, we have an advantage, ranking in the top 15 in global electric vehicle sales, and Chinese brands occupy 11 seats, and there is nothing to do with the UK.
In the field of semiconductors, Western countries are indeed more advanced, but we must also know that the UK's advantages are mainly concentrated in the upstream part of the supply chain. At present, the mainland's domestic semiconductor production capacity is mainly concentrated in mature processes and traditional processes above 28 nanometers, and high-end advanced process chips are quite dependent on imports, but at present, Huawei has broken the sanctions of the United States and slightly removed the hand that stuck our neck.
Moreover, in the field of semiconductors, our strength is in key raw materials and markets, and when China announced export controls on two critical minerals, gallium and germanium, it was actually a countermeasure to the United States. More importantly, China is the largest importer of semiconductors, and if there is demand, the market will have the power of research and development, so in recent years, the mainland semiconductor industry has lagged behind the West for decades in the past to only a few years, and according to this trend, we will become the world's most important semiconductor manufacturing and R&D country in the future.
Professor Gao Zhikai said a lot, so I will add a few more, in the field of new energy, the output of polysilicon, silicon wafers, cells and modules, as well as wind turbines and gearboxes, the four major links of photovoltaic power generation, ranks first in the world, and at the same time beats the sum of the second to the last place in this field;
In the field of communications, whether it is the number of mobile communication base stations, 4G base stations, or 5G base stations, the output of optical fibers is the first in the world, and at the same time the sum of the second to the last place in this field;
In the field of transportation, the total mileage of high-speed rail, the three major indicators of the shipbuilding industry rank first in the world, and the output of trucks and the production and sales of new energy vehicles are the first in the world, and at the same time, the sum of the second to the last place in this field is beaten;
The world's largest output of home appliances, mobile phones, computers, display panels, and drones;
The world's largest power generation capacity and installed renewable energy power generation;
Moreover, in 2021, the top 5 countries in global industrial output are: China, the United States, Japan, Germany, South Korea, and the United Kingdom ranks 8th, which is not as high as India. Forget it, more importantly, the second to fifth places combined, are not as high as China's industrial output value.
So, when British journalists say that Britain is a competitor to China, they clearly overestimate their influence, and we never see it as a threat. As British netizens said, Britain is no longer an important country, just a second-tier island country.
Others are even more ruthless, saying that in the international arena, people think that the UN Security Council has four permanent members, plus one vassal state. So who is this vassal state?Don't forget to help me like and follow, love you.