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Trump has recently made surprising remarks. Despite the large number of Chinese shipbuilders, the United States is far ahead in military power and AI.Before these words cooled down, he signed a rare earth cooperation agreement with Australian Prime Minister Albanese at the White House, and the scene was quite grand.
Agreement amount $8.5 billion, covering 50 key minerals such as lithium and cobalt. The United States plans to jointly invest more than US $3 billion in the next six months, of which the Export-Import Bank of the United States will provide more than US $2.2 billion in financing intentions. It also plans to build a plant with an annual production capacity of 100 tons in Western Australia. gallium refinery.
Trump talks about Sino-US shipbuilding industry
Trump's mention of "the number of Chinese shipbuilders" is not nothing, according to public data shows that China's shipbuilding industry occupies a significant share of the global market.
Among the global new ship orders in 2023, China will account for more than 50% of orders. Whether it is the construction scale of civilian merchant ships or the ability to control the shipbuilding cycle, it is in a leading position in the world. A large number of ships used for freight and energy transportation are from China. The launch of shipyards supports the operation of global maritime trade.
Trump's emphasis on the "areas of American superiority" focuses on military power and AI technology. In his statement, the United States does not need to compete with China in the number of civilian shipbuilding, but should concentrate resources to consolidate its leading position in high-end fields.
At the time of the release of the speech, the key phase of the U.S. presidential election campaign in 2024 is also an important period for the United States to promote the "Indo-Pacific strategy" and strengthen alliance cooperation, so its speech has both a meaning of policy declaration, but also implies the emphasis on the domestic U.S. industrial and technological strength.
us military forces
Trump's "leading military power" is reflected in the national defense investment and equipment renewal plan of the United States in recent years.
The U.S. defense budget in 2024 will reach US$886 billion, a considerable portion of which will be used for the research and development and construction of naval equipment, although the U.S. has less civilian shipbuilding than China.
But in the field of military ships, the United States has several nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, and is advancing the follow-up plan for the construction of the "Ford-class" aircraft carrier, which uses electromagnetic launches technology, can carry F-35C stealth carrier, the overall operational capability is at the top level in the world.
In addition to the aircraft carrier, the U.S. Navy is also accelerating the modernization of destroyers and nuclear submarines, replacing the improved model of the "Ali Burke" destroyer with the continuous upgrading of radar and weapons systems, which can deal with multiple threats in the air, water and underwater.
In terms of nuclear submarines, the "Virginia-class" attack nuclear submarines have strong hidden characteristics, fire-power strike precision, can carry out various tasks such as anti-submarine, anti-ship and land strikes.
Not only that, the United States has also deployed advanced equipment in key sea areas around the world through military cooperation with allies and strengthened its ability to control important shipping lanes. These have become concrete support for Trump's reference to "leading military power."
Area of USA
In the field of AI, Trump believes that the leading position of the United States is equally significant. This view is closely related to the current development status of the AI industry in the United States.
The United States has many of the world's top AI technology companies. These companies have invested heavily in large-scale model research and development, algorithm optimization, and AI chip manufacturing. The AI products they launch not only cover the consumer market, but are also widely used in medical, financial, industrial, and military fields.
For example, in the field of AI chips, the high-end chip developed by U.S. enterprises supports training and operation of large models, with its computational level and energy efficiency ratio leading in the world, providing hardware support for the rapid development of AI technology.
At the AI application level, the U.S. medical industry uses AI technology for disease diagnosis and drug development, can improve the accuracy of diagnosis by analyzing medical imaging data, and can speed up the cycle of new drug development; the industrial field optimizes production processes through AI algorithms to intelligent manufacturing and production capacity improvement.
In addition, the U.S. government is also promoting policy support in the AI field, including increasing investment in research and development funds and improving AI ethics and safety norms. These measures have further consolidated the U.S. 's technological advantages in the AI field and become the "leader in the AI field" in Trump's remarks. "important basis.
Rare-Earth Cooperation Agreement
The $8.5 billion rare-earth cooperation agreement signed with Australia appears to be not directly linked to the speech of “military, AI-leading” and is in fact the resource allocation that the United States has made to maintain the development of the dominant field.
Rare earths, lithium, cobalt and other key minerals are important raw materials for manufacturing high-end chips, military equipment, and new energy equipment. China occupies an important position in the global rare earth industry chain. In order to reduce its dependence on a single resource supplier, the United States chose to cooperate with Australia Deepen cooperation.
According to the agreement, the United States will not only jointly invest more than US $3 billion, but also plan to provide more than US $2.2 billion in financing through the Export-Import Bank of the United States to support the construction of a gallium refinery with an annual production capacity of 100 tons in Western Australia.
As a key element in the manufacture of semiconductor materials, it is widely used in the manufacture of AI chips and military-industrial electronics equipment, the construction of this refinery will provide stable supply of uranium resources for the U.S. AI industry and military equipment manufacturing, further safeguard its technological research and development and production capacity in related fields, and provide support from the resource level to "military power and AI field leader".
Official sources and links
China Net: U.S. and Australia Sign Key Mineral Cooperation Agreement for $8.5 Billion
Global Network: Trump says the United States leads the military and AI fields and mentions the differences between the Chinese and American shipbuilding industries
U.S. Department of Defense official website: 2024 U.S. defense budget and equipment development plan report
Australian Government official website: Australia-U.S. Key Mineral Cooperation Agreement Details Announced Covering 50 Mineral Resources