US-China decoupling crystallizes

Window: 13 Oct 2029 – 13 Oct 2033

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What this is

Two-sphere technology + finance + supply-chain architecture crystallizes into a stable pattern — chip stacks, telecom stacks, payment rails, cloud infrastructures split into non-interoperable grains. F-CT-10 LOCAL-ADDITIVITY: two disjoint grains with separate budget functions emerge.

What to watch

  • semiconductor supply-chain split (chip-fab geography, EDA stack adoption)steady
  • telecom-equipment market split (Huawei + ZTE share of RoW markets)steady
  • payment-rail adoption (SWIFT vs CIPS)steady

Cycles that can trigger it

The Western democratic-industrial worldPhase: Rest · 0 predictions
China's 2500-year dynastic rhythmPhase: Rest · 0 predictions
US and China — the rising-vs-ruling-power frictionPhase: Rest · 0 predictions

Predictions that turn on it

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Live predictions attach to this moment as the model identifies dependencies.

Historical precedents

  • semiconductor supply-chain split (chip-fab geography, EDA stack adoption)
  • telecom-equipment market split (Huawei + ZTE share of RoW markets)
  • payment-rail adoption (SWIFT vs CIPS)
  • cloud-infrastructure split
  • AI model + weights export-regime
  • dual-use export-control regime stability
Model notes (framework)
The internal taxonomy for pressure moments and their triggering mechanics is documented at the method.