China is a big manufacturing country and has consumed a lot of fuel vehicles over the years. However, due to technical limitations, there is always a gap between our country's engines and those of major countries such as Germany and Japan. The level of vehicles in the military industry It lags far behind. In order to ensure our production capacity advantage and ensure that our military equipment is in the first-class echelon, we have to import a large number of engines from Germany and Japan every year and pay corresponding patent fees. Perhaps Germany has seen China's disadvantages in engines. In order to restrict our industrial development, Germany recently announced that it will no longer export engines to China. So can Germany's move really choke our neck? Where does China's engine lag behind? Perhaps Germany will be disappointed.
The reasons why China’s engine technology is lagging behind
In recent years, China’s various technologies have been constantly pursuing Western developed countries and have achieved certain results. However, in terms of engine technology, my country's technical level is still far behind Germany's. The reasons for this gap can be mainly attributed to two points.
First of all, there are macro time reasons. During the early industrial revolution, China was still in the feudal era. In the first industrial revolution alone, my country's industrial technology had been far further away. It was not until after the reform and opening up that our country started researching engines. This means that in terms of time, we are more than half a century behind Western countries. It is conceivable how difficult it is to fill in the shortcomings of half a century in a short period of time. Secondly, it is due to the patent monopoly of Western countries on engines. Patents exist to protect intellectual property rights, and the existence of patents can stimulate human innovation spirit. Western countries have already occupied too many routes in engine structure patents. It is naturally not that simple for China to bypass Western patents and manufacture its own engines. As a result, it is difficult for my country's engine technology to make great strides forward.
What is Germany’s intention to cut off the supply of engines?
It stands to reason that due to my country’s huge demand for engines, Germany can obtain a large amount of economic benefits through engine trade with China, so why should it What about cutting off money and banning the sale of engines to my country? The main reason is that my country's independent engine research and development has put Germany under pressure.
Although we are not as good as Germany in terms of core engine technology, it does not mean that the engines we independently produce and develop cannot be used. In addition, we do not like to ask for help from others. Even if our country’s engines are currently Still dependent on imports, it has never stopped its independent research and development, and is committed to developing an engine that does not lag behind Germany in all aspects. In order to limit our development, Germany decided to stop exporting engines to our country. In addition, Germany's move also sends a good signal to the United States. After all, once my country's engines catch up, the global engine market of the United States, Germany, and Japan will also decrease. Cutting off the supply of engines will do more good than harm to Germany.
Cutting off the supply of engines will not choke China's neck
Germany hopes to choke China by cutting off the supply of engines, which is exactly the same as the United States' method of cutting off the supply of chips. However, although our country still lags behind others in some areas, it is not in a state of inception. Just like engines, our country has now achieved complete independent research and development of engines, which is more than enough to meet daily needs. However, there are still gaps in cutting-edge performance, and these gaps have little to do with whether Germany exports engines to my country. Germany wants to Trying to choke our necks by cutting off the engine supply obviously doesn't work anymore.
Furthermore, my country's independent research and development capabilities in the military industry are already world-class. Germany's cutoff in engine supply will at most have an impact on my country's civilian fuel vehicles, that is, fuel vehicles. But currently, fuel vehicles are visibly withdrawing from the stage of history, and new energy vehicles are booming. Therefore, Germany's move is like shooting itself in the foot.