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US tech billionaire issues stark China warning: American companies have been ‘hollowed out’ by the Red Dragon
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- US tech billionaire issues stark China warning: American companies have been ‘hollowed out’ by the Red Dragon Photo by Patrick T.
- Palmer Luckey, the billionaire founder of defense technology company Anduril Industries and Oculus VR, is sounding the alarm on America’s dependence on China — and his warning goes far beyond cheap labor.
- In a recent interview with the Hoover Institution (1), Luckey said China has become the place where much of the world’s most important engineering and manufacturing work gets done.
US tech billionaire issues stark China warning: American companies have been ‘hollowed out’ by the Red Dragon Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Jing Pan Thu, June 18, 2026 at 10:35 PM GMT+7 10 min read Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below.
Palmer Luckey, the billionaire founder of defense technology company Anduril Industries and Oculus VR, is sounding the alarm on America’s dependence on China — and his warning goes far beyond cheap labor.
In a recent interview with the Hoover Institution (1), Luckey said China has become the place where much of the world’s most important engineering and manufacturing work gets done.
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