The difficulty presented to America by China's DeepSeek expert system (AI) system is profound, bring into question the US' total method to facing China. DeepSeek provides ingenious options starting from an initial position of weakness.

America believed that by monopolizing the use and advancement of sophisticated microchips, it would forever cripple China's technological advancement. In truth, it did not occur. The inventive and resourceful Chinese found engineering workarounds to bypass American barriers.

It set a precedent and something to think about. It could happen every time with any future American innovation