• adeoxymus@lemmy.world
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    25 days ago

    Maybe a bit irrelevant but why is the article calling it “China’s battery“? I feel like if the researchers were from any other countries academy of science, say France, the title would have simply been something like “scientists discover new ways for fireproof battery”. Maybe it’d say French scientists or so, but not simply “France’s battery”?

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      25 days ago

      Because cool China is so totally innovative unlike the boring west! We gotta hype them up, no one else ever does cool stuff only China brand is cool.

      • greyscale@lemmy.grey.ooo
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        24 days ago

        They have been trying to murder the US and EU auto industry and dumping biblical shittons of money into battery technology. the EU and the US aren’t trying to compete.

        Its still an advancement for all mankind, even if my countries leadership wont let me have one.

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          24 days ago

          They have been trying to murder the US and EU auto industry and dumping biblical shittons of money into battery technology. the EU and the US aren’t trying to compete.

          China invests in R&D, Trump slashed scientific research.

      • Specter@piefed.social
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        24 days ago

        Actually it’s the other way around.

        The internet is all about “China Bad” so calling it China Battery is a way to depreciate this obviously positive discovery.

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          24 days ago

          “Should we just not talk about this awesome new tech?”

          “No, let’s put China in front of this totally awesome thing so people will think it’s bad while we hype it up as such a great invention in the article. Oh and don’t mention working conditions, state subsidies, mineral extraction, or any of the usual anti-China talking points, that might make them think it’s not bad”