It wont change. There is too much inertia. But its not all bad.
Maybe in future the West will play to its real strengths - provide entertainment/content, reality tv, sports, celebs and of course porn for those 5G, 6G, 7G...networks.
While tech and science moves elsewhere.
The best and brightest in science and tech will just move to where ever its happening.
If West was reduce to entertainment provider, I doubt we'll get to keep or flawed democracy and freedoms. I'd rather have slower cellular network rather than CCP-style government...
Maybe in future the West will play to its real strengths - provide entertainment/content, reality tv, sports, celebs and of course porn for those 5G, 6G, 7G...networks.
While tech and science moves elsewhere.
The best and brightest in science and tech will just move to where ever its happening.