Here is another example of what I stated earlier regarding cutting off Russia, and possibly
China, from Western technology. People do not understand what a stunning blow that would be.
China is building
Thailand a submarine as part of a $410 million
defense deal meant to bolster the countries’ ties. But there’s one big problem:
Germany refuses to send China the diesel engine to power the sub. Russia and China both lack cutting-edge technology necessary for their economies to develop.
Just to cite two of many examples, China uses German high-tech engines for submarines and Russia uses German high-tech engineering and equipment for its oil and mining extraction operations.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-...il&utm_term=0_e605619869-6fd1bd6dad-170324153