Ozempic’s great challenge is the rebound effect. Science already has two promising solutions to avoid it

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The rise of medications such as Ozempic, wegovy o Mounjaru has completely transformed the clinical and social landscape of the weight lossmaking many people do not hesitate to ask their family doctor to prescribe it in order to lose weight and also regulate blood sugar. The results during treatment are undeniable, but the big question it raises about medical consultations is what exactly happens when the medication is stopped. What we know. One of the most feared points of this type of treatment is the ‘rebound effect’ which causes that, at the time of stopping the treatment and if eating habits have not been adjusted, a large weight gain will be seen. This is something that causes many people to see that this treatment only gives a few months of ‘thinness’, but science is now trying to avoid this effect. The rebound. An exhaustive analysis published in The BMJ finally put exact figures on this phenomenon so that you can speak appropriately to patients. And what has been seen after analyzing 9,300 participants is that patients recover an average of 0.4 kilos per month after stopping treatment. At this rate, the return to the initial weight before starting therapy occurs in just 1.7 years. But this is also accompanied by a loss of cardiovascular shield at 1.4 years. The solution. one of them it involves taking a pill daily known as orforglipronwhich is nothing more than a non-peptide GLP-1 receptor agonistwhich means that it can be taken orally and not through subcutaneous injections. The idea here is to use the injectable treatment, which is more powerful, for the first few weeks and then transition to this daily pill to consolidate the results without the rebound effect. This not only greatly improves patient comfort, but facilitates mass production by not relying on problematic ‘pens’ containing semaglutide, and helps maintain satiety signaling at the brain level without the invasive impact of the needle. A bacteria. The second line of research points to the intestinal microbiome, by analyzing supplementation with the bacteria Akkermansia muciniphila MucT pasteurized as a tool to avoid the rebound effect after a low-calorie diet. A bacteria that is long known in the field of nutrition for its role in the integrity of the intestinal barrier. After doing the analysisit was seen that the group of patients who received the bacterial supplement recorded a weight recovery of only 13.6%, compared to 32.9% in the control group. But beyond the scale, it has been seen that this bacteria shows a notable preservation of insulin sensitivity, a crucial factor to avoid the development of type 2 diabetes and keep lipid metabolism under control. The future. We are undoubtedly at the beginning of a paradigm shift, since the medical narrative is moving from the short-term “war against kilos” to chronic and sustainable management. But logically, for this to reach the market, we must wait (and not a little) for better results and above all for it to be tested in humans. Images | stefamerpik in Magnific In Xataka | We thought Ozempic was only for weight loss. Science is seeing that it can end alcoholism

Stellantis and Dongfeng have just signed an agreement to produce Jeeps and Peugeots in China, and then bring them from China

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Stellantis and Dongfeng have signed an agreement of production valued at more than 8 billion yuan (approximately 1 billion euros) to manufacture four new vehicles in China under the Jeep and Peugeot brands. This initiative will be channeled through Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobile (DPCA), the joint venture that both companies have had for more than three decades. Penetrating China. This agreement is Stellantis’ clearest commitment to adapt to the new reality of the sector. And instead of competing head-on with Chinese manufacturers, the group chooses to rely on its technology and production capacity. The Financial Times point that Chinese buyers have turned their backs on foreign brands, whose market share fell to approximately 30% last year, compared to 64% in 2020. In such an environment, growing alone is almost impossible, so Stellantis has used the classic “if you can’t beat the enemy, join him.” A strategic agreement. The four vehicles will be new energy vehicles (NEV), a category that includes pure electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and models with a combustion engine acting as a battery generator. The two Peugeots will be based on the design language that the brand presented at this year’s Beijing Motor Show with the Concept 6 and Concept 8, according to account the CnEVPost media. The two Jeeps will have an off-road profile. According to share According to the Financial Times, production will be destined for both the Chinese market and export, in the latter case for destinations such as Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. The two companies have also agreed to explore broader cooperation outside China. In addition, as the media reports, Stellantis is simultaneously studying transferring capacity from its Rennes plant, in France, to Dongfeng. Jeep’s return to China. The agreement represents the return of the brand’s local production in the country. Jeep abandoned manufacturing there in 2022, when the joint venture was dissolved that Fiat Chrysler (precursor of Stellantis) maintained with GAC. Since then, Stellantis had been importing the vehicles, a formula that was already much less competitive due to price. Between the lines. Dongfeng assumes most of the disbursement, while Stellantis contributes around 130 million euros. There are already clues as to who has the productive and technological capacity, and who provides the brand value. The agreement also benefits from the industrial policies of Hubei province and the city of Wuhan (where the joint venture has its plant), something that has generated criticism in Europe and the United States by interpreting that Western manufacturers are taking advantage of Chinese state subsidies. For Dongfeng, the pact comes at a delicate time. And the manufacturer has fallen behind other large companies such as BYD or Leapmotor, and now the state firm needs both income and international projection. Dongfeng President Qing Yang account that the agreement will be “beneficial for both parties.” Movements. Stellantis has been accelerating its alliances with Chinese partners for weeks. Only last week it announced that it was deepening its collaboration with Leapmotor, in which it has 21% of the capital. The brand will hand over the Villaverde plant, in Madrid, and will expand lines in Zaragoza. That makes Stellantis the first major Western manufacturer to offer European production capacity to a Chinese brand, according to stand out from the Wall Street Journal. Antonio Filosa, CEO of Stellantis, who foresees present its new long-term strategy on May 21has repeated on several occasions that alliances will be a central pillar of the group’s future, a group that we remember closed 2025 with net losses of 22.3 billion euros. And now what. The big question is whether the models leaving Wuhan will have enough Jeep and Peugeot DNA to appeal to the global buyer, or whether they will in practice be Chinese vehicles with a European logo. With Dongfeng taking on most of the funding and technology development, the answer points more towards the latter. We will have to wait to find out how the play ends up turning out. In Xataka | Google gives Android Auto its biggest update yet: new interface, YouTube, Maps redesign, and lots of AI

Microsoft has funded a report showing that Windows laptops are better than the MacBook Neo. There are many questions

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Almost two months after the launch of the MacBook NeoApple’s cheap laptop continues to surprise. To Apple the firstwhich had sales forecasts that they had to fold because it seems that the model has taken off very well in the market. In fact, so well that can be a problem for the company itself. It has also caught walking changed to a segment of Windows laptops that compete in potential, but show that there are sections in which the smallest of the Apple family has no rival. The competition is being tough and something that shows that the Neo is the most successful MacBook in recent years is that Microsoft has supported a report to compare several Windows laptops against the MacBook Neo. And of course, controversy has broken out because the report does not point to key sections that make the Neo so interesting for certain sectors of users. All vs the MacBook Neo Microsoft dominates the laptop landscape. Although there is a recent movement to move to Linuxespecially after Microsoft’s latest actions filling your operating system with ‘junk’ which makes PCs slower (something the company’s CEO himself has acknowledged, stating that they are going to relax their foot on the accelerator of AI), Windows is THE computer operating system. It is accessible, it has been very easy to use for many years and if you buy a PC, it will most likely come with its license. In the highest range they have competition from MacBooks, but for less than 1,000 euros there is no discussion. A laptop for office use, one as a second computer or one for studying is Windows almost yes or yes. There are also Chromebooks out there, but sometimes not even Google remembers them. But of course, a MacBook Neo has arrived with a very attractive price, especially in the United States where, with the student discount, you can get it for $599. As we say, it seems that is entering that segment like a sharp knifeor even for those who already have a Mac and want a simpler one for other types of tasks. And Microsoft is not interested in having market share eaten away. Therefore, as we read in Wccftechhas financed a report to Signal65 to compare certain Windows laptop models against the MacBook Neo. What models? On paper, all four models have better features in many aspects such as storage, RAM, ports or the power of the processors. These are the points where the MacBook Neo falters the most (especially in storage) because its SoC is the A18 Pro of the iPhone 16 Pro with a totally different philosophy. If we look at the Signal65 comparison tables, it is evident that Windows laptops have an advantage over Apple’s. The problem is when you start reading the fine print. For example, in the performance tests, they were all done with the power adapter and here it is important because, while Windows laptops perform better with the adapter, Apple laptops do not distinguish between being plugged in or not (unless they are in power saving mode). On the other hand, comparative tables show certain biases such as pointing out that a larger screen (15.3 inches versus 13 inches) is better for the mere fact of being larger when the MacBook’s has more resolution and pixel density. The battery test has also sparked controversy because yes, one on the list, the IdeaPad Slim 3x, has 56% more battery, but the MacBook’s screen is brighter and, while the IdeaPad has a 60 Wh battery, the MacBook’s is 36.5 Wh. And then the issue of price. While the IdeaPad Slim 3x starts at $449, being a very aggressive device in this sense, the HP starts at $599, the Yoga 7i at $1,099 and the Omnibook at $949. In addition, two of them are convertible, so they are directly in another category. What is overlooked in the comparison is that the MacBook Neo, although it is true that it is not the most powerful, It has a design and build quality that a manufacturer with Windows cannot match for that price, nor can the screen and autonomy in a mobility environment in which you are not always with maximum brightness. It also does not address the efficiency of one system versus the other because, in the end, it is not an analysis, but rather a comparison that does not aim to honestly measure the devices. All five are very interesting and all five have their place in the market, but from the moment you compare pears with apples is when things start to not add up. Asus’s own financial director already pointed out that the launch of the Neo was a blow to the market, stating that all PC manufacturers should look carefully. In the end, the real problem is not how each team performs in the comparison, but rather that it is not a serious analysis either because of the choice of opponents or, above all, because of that great “financed by Microsoft” that shows that Asus’s financial director is not misguided and that the industry must take this Apple product seriously. That Microsoft has funded a biased comparison is important because it enhances the value of independent analyzes and, above all, because if the MacBook Neo is really harming the Windows laptop sector, they will surely respond with products that can stand up to it at the same price and users will win. The bad news is that both the Neo and any type of competition arrive at the worst time, being in the middle of a crisis with no end in sight and that is causing all manufacturers to offer worse RAM and storage configurations… and that is hard impacting even an Apple which has stopped offering some versions of its products. And something important in the background in the comparison: there are sectors in which things are not so much about specifications as about experience, and with the current Windows the experience … Read more

While we continue planning how to colonize the Moon, China already has a bricklayer robot to start building a base

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If we talk about lunar exploration we immediately think of the Artemis programbut the United States is not the only country pushing towards the colonization of our satellite. China also has a program underway and they just showed off a new lunar rover with four wheels and a humanoid upper body. Your job will be to assist in the collection of samples, transportation and deployment of instruments, something like a porter mason. What exactly is it. It is a robot weighing about 100kg with a lower part with four wheels and a humanoid torso with two arms on the upper part. It is not a typical scientific rover, but Its main function is to act as a carrierpicking up and placing different objects and instruments in their positions. The hybrid design, with wheels to move and arms to manipulate, responds to a specific need: on the Moon there are no operators who can move equipment, connect sensors or install instruments. Someone has to do it, and that someone is going to be this robot. Technical challenges. The robot is equipped with AI systems, remote vision and 3D mapping to be able to function in a totally unknown environment. The team that developed it, led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, has South China Morning Post that the main challenge is to ensure that both arms move in a coordinated and precise manner to manipulate fragile instruments. On Earth it is already a complex task, but here you will have to do it in a hostile environment with extreme temperatures, uneven terrain and no one who can repair a possible breakdown. To operate, the robot is powered by solar energy and is designed to operate for two years on the lunar surface, which implies that it will spend 24 lunar nights, each of more than 14 Earth days. During these periods, as it does not receive sunlight, the robot will have to enter a hibernation state and wake up at the beginning of a new day. The mission. The robot is part of the Chang’e-8 missionscheduled for 2028-2029. It will be the eighth mission of the series Chang’e, which China has been using since 2007 to progressively explore the Moon: first orbiters, then landers, rovers and sample collection. The goal of the Chang’e-8 mission is to deliver materials and begin preparing the ground for a permanent presence at the lunar south pole. That’s why the robot is not only designed to explore, but also works. Chang’e-8 is a key part of the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), the joint project of China and Russia to build a base on the Moon using 3D printing techniques. Why the south pole. The choice of location is not accidental. The lunar south pole has great strategic importance for space agencies because It is where reserves of water ice have been discovered in its craters. That ice has the potential to become fuel, oxygen and water for any permanent base. Whoever arrives first, learns to navigate the terrain and installs more instruments will have a huge advantage. That is why both Chang’e-8 and Artemis III go to the same region. Image | Xataka with Gemini In Xataka | China’s most ambitious space project: an advanced hyperspectral satellite to make a “CT” of the Earth

The manufacturers promised them happy with “Ultra” phones up to the top of specs. The RAM crisis has other plans for them

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Being an Ultra is not usually the best, unless you are a mobile phone. For years, manufacturers have been throwing darts at each other, launching models designed by and to demonstrate muscle. There was a manufacturer who threw the first stone, and the rest began to follow him. Today, with the component crisis that AI is causing, are in danger. The beginning of everything. The first “Ultra” mobile phone on the market was the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. The company did a fairly marketing exercise: 108 megapixel camera, 100x zoom… everything in a big way. Was it the best Galaxy to date? Yes. Was it a strategy to set a new industry standard through an even more striking surname? Also. China wakes up. China was quick to react to Samsung’s message. Xiaomi responded with the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultraa phone that debuted 120W fast charging (absolute nonsense a few years ago), 120x zoom to surpass Samsung, and even a transparent finish to show off its hardware. It was the first Chinese mobile phone to fully enter the war: “we are going to put absolutely everything we can into a mobile phone, whether it is useful or not.” And from then on, the party began. Raised to the absurd. The war to launch increasingly powerful Ultra models is beginning to move away from its original objective. Samsung launched a first model with oversized specs, but with a certain commercial purpose. Manufacturers like Vivo launch phones like the 300Ultra They are sold directly in a kit that makes their price practically unattainable, and some of the direct rivals of Samsung and Apple surpass Western brands in price. Chinese manufacturers do not want to sell them, they want to continue demonstrating technological leadership. in check. As pointed out Ice Universethe flagship Ultra is in danger, and some of the big Chinese brands are considering pausing this product line. The Chinese Ultra is not born to sell in volume, and the Pro models or series number (Xiaomi 17simply) are those who are born to sell, even in China. The increase in costs of components such as internal memory or RAM makes launching Ultra models even more complicated, unless the manufacturer wants to raise the price to the absurd. Yes, but. Despite Ice’s predictions, it seems unlikely that the RAM crisis could completely knock down the Ultra models. Manufacturers have been betting for years on a strategy that allows them to reduce costs and continue advancing in their product line: launching exactly the same mobile year after year, but with some additional touches. This allows you to contain costs, recycle parts and reduce R&D spending, while maintaining memory configurations that cannot be reversed. Be that as it may, it seems inevitable that the RAM crisis will completely affect the mobile market, and that in 2027 we will see progress in dribs and drabs. In Xataka | The best mobile phones (2026), we have tested them and here are their analyzes

The Google Pixel 10 is cheaper than ever, but only until Monday at MediaMarkt

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He Google Pixel 10 It remains one of the most desired phones of the year. If you have been wanting to buy it for a while and have postponed the purchase decision many times, now is a good time to buy it at MediaMarkt. Until next Monday, May 17, you can get the latest smartphone launched by Google with an extra 10% discount (in addition to already being discounted in the “Worldwide Offers” campaign). To benefit from that discount, you have to copy the code ‘PIXEL10MAY‘ when you already have the mobile phone in the shopping cart. The base model, thanks to this code, remains available for 539.10 euros. Although it is not the only Google Pixel that you can buy with this code. These are other models in which it applies: The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Android 16 and seamless Gemini integration in the palm of your hand One of the notable things about this Google Pixel 10 It is control over your brain. This is thanks to the processor G5 tensionerdesigned entirely by Google and manufactured by TSMC. This means that the phone heats up less and also highlights the integration with Gemini. The Google Pixel 10 is also a genius of computational photography 2.0. He 50 MP main sensor It now works with a much faster NPU (Neural Processing Unit), allowing a night mode in video that will seem like magic and instant photo processing. The screen of this Google Pixel 10 is Actua 6.3-inch OLEDso the compact size continues to be Google’s hallmark for its base smartphone in this latest generation. It can also be noted that, with this model, Google keeps its promise and guarantees operating system updates (Android 16) for seven years. ⚡ IN BRIEF: offer for the Google pixel 10 today ✅ THE BEST Your photographic system: Few phones of the same price as this Pixel can fight against it in the photography section. An operating system that lasts for years: Having pure Android is one of the main hallmarks of Google phones and they guarantee updates for years (seven, specifically). ❌ THE WORST The screen can be improved… Although it is true that the Google Pixel 10 has a good screen, we miss that it is not LTPO. 💡 BUY IT IF… You want a cell phone to take good photos without having to spend the almost 1,000 euros that high-end terminals from other brands usually cost. ⛔ DON’T BUY IT IF… Obviously, the only significant drawback that this mobile has is that it works with Android, so if you don’t want a terminal with this operating system, you have no choice but to go for a iPhone. Some accessories that may interest you for this mobile Pixelsnap Case for Google Pixel 10 & Pixel 10 Pro The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Google Pixel Buds 2a – Wireless Earbuds with Active Noise Cancellation The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Pepu Ricca (Xataka) and Google In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | Is it a good time to buy a Pixel 10 or will the price drop soon? This is what the data tells us

the wheels fall off

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No news is good news. It is said that the saying has its origin in a phrase from James I of England back in 1616. There are doubts, however, because the first time it was reflected on paper was in a book published in 1645 and in it it was pointed out that, really, his origin was Italian. Of course, 410 years later, the phrase is more than valid. Or if not, tell Tesla. Your Cybertruck assembled a tremendous noise before even arriving. At first it sounded like broken glass and then it resounded in the market… and then disappeared little by little. Along the way we have seen news of all kinds. It came at a price much higher than expected and, despite everything, the public seemed to go crazy for her. Then it lost steam and the debates arrived. Is it capable of improving a Citroën C15? The appeared first reliability problems. We wondered if it was really safe. There were those who plost (a lot) money with your purchase. And there were those who had to accumulate them in a parking lot together with his dealer, unable to sell it. In between, more reliability problems. And when we thought everything had calmed down. Just when Tesla could breathe a little easier seeing that the Cybertruck hurricane is not devastating the market but, at least, it is not devastating it, a new problem arrives. Yes, the company has had to recall its “indestructible” pick-up again. This time because the wheels could fall off. On (?) wheels Indeed, US agencies have once again forced Tesla to launch a recall of its Cybertruck. The problem, they point out in Wiredit is not minor: the wheels can suddenly fall off. Apparently, some cars have had a defect in the nuts and the grease used in this area. And the consequences are obvious. For this reason, the electric pick-up faces its eleventh recall. This is not the first time that their owners have to go to the workshop because the car falls apart. And several owners questioned the glue used for different parts or panels. Consequently, the company had to stop the assembly line and check what was happening. almost two years ago, the rear moldings also had to be revised for the same problem. In the first year alone, Tesla had to call the owners of its cars up to five times. One of them because throttle trim could fall off while driving and generate complications. Then, it had software problems, with the windshield wipers and the rear camera, to mention a few examples. And while Tesla has had to make calls and calls for review, the market has been turning its back on the all-terrain vehicle. Tesla had the opportunity to turn this car into a flagship, aspirational model with brand image. However, in his conviction that it could be profitable and that there was a business niche that no one was covering, he has hit a wall. The same wall that all electric pick-ups have crashed against. This type of car has a great acceptance in the United States but those who really want it for work or as a means of transportation in an inhospitable place cannot rely on a completely electric vehicle at the moment. And its consumption by pulling another vehicle or dragging merchandise skyrockets. That’s a problem when you live in the middle of nowhere tens or hundreds of kilometers away of the nearest town. Still, the Tesla could have had a certain commercial outlet as an opulent object, as the treat that the potential client wants to indulge in. I could have had it calculating the demand well. And, above all, creating a car that would not fall apart. You already know: no news is good news. Photo | Rana Singh In Xataka | The Tesla Cybertruck is such a sales failure that Elon Musk has only found one solution: buy them from himself

Sony has taken advantage of its AI to improve photos. It turned out quite average

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Sony presented the mobile this week more anti-2026 that we had seen in the high range. A return to the headphone jack, the generous bezels, the microSD card and, beyond the curious, a photographic bet that promised to be solid. Just yesterday, the Japanese company published on its social networks how the new assistant worked AI camera in the new Xperia, one “to bring photos to life.” The post has gone really viral, since it is not clear who and why it seemed right to publish said publication in X. all bad. The publication already has 8 million views and more than 3,000 comments, the first of which are directly memes. Beyond the fact that this is the usual trend in X, there are reasons to be disoriented by Sony’s publication. According to the company, which also publishes the same examples on its website, the new AI camera assistant helps create “expressive options to bring our photos to life.” And yes, although what is a good photo and what is not is partly subjective, the publication leaves no room for interpretation. Yes, I laughed. “Life”. The photographs that Sony has shown with the AI ​​mode are terrible. Not from a subjective interpretation, but from introducing photography into any editing programread the histograms, and objectively analyze that they are completely burned (full overexposure) and with a very high color distortion. As the company has shown, this is a mode that completely destroys the naturalness of the original photography, and without practical use to improve the results on a daily basis. Not too surprising. Sony is the leading camera manufacturer in the world. In fact, there are hardly any filmmakers and content creators who do not use their cameras. When buying a phone, the reference to know if it has a good camera is that it has a Sony sensor. But, for some reason, in all Xperia generations there have been serious problems with the camera. Usability of the apps, final quality of the photographs, strange looks that were not completely understood… Despite leading with an iron fist in video cameras, the Xperia division in mobile phones does not come close to what is expected from the manufacturer. Hope? The margin of doubt is always necessary and, after the virality of the publication, it is more than likely that Sony will give AI processing a twist. And, if not, we will always have an additional way to create memes. In Xataka | We have been juggling for ten years to transfer a photo from iPhone to Android. Google closes the wound with AirDrop

What does each pilot light mean and whether it is on or off

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The router, that device that serves as a gateway to the Internet in your home. Whether with fiber or formerly with ADSL, the router is what connect your home with the Internet signal that you hire, and the one that allows you to have a connection by connecting to it or with the WiFi network it generates. And the router has a series of lights that indicate its status and that of its functions and components. Therefore, we are going to tell you in a summarized way What does each of the lights mean? and the fact that some are on and others are off. Not all routers will have all the lights, and some may have their own, but we are going to explain the main and most used ones. Main lights of your router We are going to give you a list of the main lights that all routers have, and what each pilot light means. We are going to do it in a summary way so that it is understandable for everyone, and also easy to understand. power: The on/off button, which is the single indicator that tells you when the router has power and is connected. It has the connected symbol with the open circle with the stripe at the top. This indicator light only shows that the router is on, it does not say anything about whether it is working correctly or not. ADSL or Fiber: It is the button that tells you the status of your home connection. It may have letters such as ADSL, Fiber, PON and LOS, or simply icons with an antenna or symbolizing the signal status. What it tells you is whether the fiber you have contracted is reaching the router. Come on, it shows you the status of the router link with the internet provider. The lights should be solid, and if they are flashing it is possible that the router is trying to connect after having a problem. If they flash permanently or do not turn on, then you have to call technical service. Internet: Another indicator that must always be on, which will indicate that the router has managed to establish a connection with the line. It is similar to the previous indicator. Phone: This indicator will be on if you have contracted a telephone line with your operator and it works correctly, and you can make calls. If you do not have a contracted telephone line, it will be turned off. LAN: The LAN light indicates if you have a device connected to the router via an Ethernet cable. Remember that the Internet will always go faster on devices connected via Ethernet compared to WiFi. Wi-Fi: The WiFi indicator, which can also appear as WLAN, lets you know if your WiFi is working and if you have devices connected to this network. When a device is connected, the light will flash constantly. This way, if you are going to turn off the router you will know if it affects any device. Some current models may have indicators that warn if the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz network is working. USB: If you have a USB on routerthen you may also have an indicator light that tells you if a device is connected to it. WPS: He WPS button The router serves to have the router’s WiFi in standby mode to allow a device to connect directly without knowing the password. How to use it may have safety hazardsyou will be informed when it is active so that you take it into account. Update: If this light is on, it will be because you have a firmware update for the router, and you have to enter its configuration to install it. It will only turn on on very specific occasions. In Xataka Basics | Internet does not work at home: five alternatives to connect without using your router

China is manufacturing missiles at an unprecedented speed. And the final objective is not Taiwan, it is another island 3,000 km away

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In the early 2000s, many Chinese technology companies they became famous manufacturing thermal cameras, fiber optics or cheap electronic components for the civilian market. Two decades later, several of those same companies appear linked to one of the most ambitious military programs on the planet. Xi’s missile factory. Reuters counted in an extensive report that China is manufacturing missiles at a speed that is beginning to transform entire sectors of its economy. What for years was a relatively opaque military ecosystem is becoming a gigantic industrial chain where dozens of private and state companies are skyrocketing income thanks to the accelerated rearmament promoted by Xi Jinping. The most revealing data is not only the increase in chinese arsenalbut the number of companies that already partially make a living from it: manufacturers of infrared sensors, fiber optics, stealth coatings, 3D printed metals or specialized electronic systems are registering record profits while much of the Chinese economy is going through much more serious difficulties. Beijing has achieved something that few countries have achieved on this scale: merge civil and military industry to the point of converting missile development into a strategic economic engine. The real target is further away than Taiwan. The island constantly appears as the center of any possible conflict in Asia-Pacific, but depending on the mediumthe Chinese missile deployment points to something broader. Beijing not only wants the ability to invade or blockade the island, it wants to prevent the United States from being able to intervene effectively. And there appears the true strategic objective located about 3,000 kilometers away: guam. As we have counted At other times, the island functions as one of the main US military nodes in the Western Pacific, a huge air, naval and logistics platform from which Washington could sustain operations around Taiwan. That is why China has been developing systems specifically designed to threaten it for years, like the DF-26known precisely as “Guam Express”. Chinese military logic is relatively simple: If it manages to put Guam at risk, it greatly complicates the US ability to project power near its coasts and breaks one of Washington’s great strategic advantages in the region. Economy oriented to manufacturing war. Plus: Xi’s program does not depend solely from state giants such as China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation or China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. The most striking thing is how civil companies seemingly normal have ended up integrated into the Chinese military ecosystem. Some began manufacturing thermal sensors to detect fever during the SARS epidemic and today produce components for missiles and military drones. Others develop fiber optics for precision navigation or stealthy materials capable of reducing radar detection of aircraft and projectiles. The result is an industrial structure that is extremely difficult to isolate through sanctions, because many of these companies operate simultaneously in civilian and military markets. The United States has been trying to limit Chinese access to advanced chips and sensitive technologies, but Beijing has responded by expanding an increasingly extensive and autonomous national network of suppliers. The effect of the war on Iran. The war between the United States and Iran has further reinforced this arms race. While Washington consumes part of its missile and ammunition reserves In the Middle East, China is carefully observing how modern wars are becoming conflicts of industrial attrition where the ability to manufacture and replenish weapons quickly begins to be as important as the individual technological quality of each system. That is where Beijing believes it has an advantage. The reason? China already has of thousands of missiles ballistic and cruise able to cover much of the Indo-Pacific, and the expansion rate it’s still huge despite the purges internal affairs within the Chinese Army and the investigation of senior commanders for corruption. In some ways, Xi seems to be preparing the country for a prolonged scenario of military competition where whoever manages to keep production lines open the longest will survive. The new global race. All of this is happening while much of the planet simultaneously accelerates its rearmament. France, South Korea, USA either Japan are increasing production and military spending, but the Chinese case stands out for its industrial dimension and by the speed at which it evolves. Beijing not only increases the number of missiles, it also develops new hypersonic generationsexpands its nuclear arsenal and tests systems capable of threatening aircraft carriers, air bases and targets thousands of kilometers away. The big concern in Washington is that China is approaching a point where it can sustain a conflict long thanks to a combination of mass production, relatively low costs and enormous integration between civil companies and defense. That is why the growth of the missile program China is beginning to be interpreted less as simple regional rearmament and more as the silent construction of an economy prepared to compete militarily with the United States on a global scale. Image | CCTV In Xataka | The YJ-20 has just entered the scene at the most delicate moment: China has launched its hypersonic missile against the US and Japan In Xataka | China is beating the US with a simple strategy: manufacturing hypersonic missiles at the price of a Tesla

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