'While Large Language Models get the public hype, the actual race is for the commanding heights of the 21st century: autonomous systems, national logistics planning, economic modeling, and advanced materials science. People in Washington are terrified, and for good reason. In the Cold War, the U.S. forced the USSR to prioritize military production over the civilian standard of living. China is now turning that same playbook back on America, but with a different weapon. By forcing the U.S. to sacrifice its energy stability just to stay in the race, China is using its energy surplus to create a compounding technological gap that America’s fractured, high-cost grid cannot overcome. Yet, the U.S. has no choice but to stay in the game just as the USSR did during the Cold War.'