What are your predictions: Which country will have the upper hand in technological development?

Overall, I think it's very clear that the US is leading, and will continue so for quite some time, followed by China.

Let's look at some current / future key areas:

• Computing / AI hardware: The US is leading with Nvidia, Intel, AMD, Apple etc. BUT they currently depend on Asian companies like TSMC (Taiwan, called the world’s most powerful company by Trump) for production

• AI software: Despite Deepseek etc., the US is clearly leading, and will continue for quite some time I think

• Advanced robotics: US leading, China catching up, Japan still strong

• Quantum computing: US leading, but China is investing very much here also

• Renewable energy and batteries: China clearly leads here currently

• Fusion power: I think several countries have a chance here (e.g. USA, China, Japan, Germany, France, UK)

• Space tech: US clearly leading, China catching up, Europe and Japan still strong, India makes much progress

• Advanced medical research (e.g. curing cancer, extending the human lifespan): The US is clearly leading, but the UK and Germany are also forefront in some areas, and e.g. China, Japan, South Korea, India also have notable research.

"Nordic" and other smaller European countries are of course also at the forefront in some areas, but I think they're just too small to compete with the US and China at a large scale. India is sure making much progress in many areas, not sure if / when it will catch up.