The difficulty posed to America by China's DeepSeek expert system (AI) system is profound, bring into question the US' total method to facing China. DeepSeek offers ingenious solutions beginning with an initial position of weakness.

America believed that by monopolizing the use and advancement of sophisticated microchips, it would permanently cripple China's technological development. In reality, it did not happen. The innovative 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 technology