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Re:Chinese hi-tech researchers ‘told not to travel to US unl... by HillaryBriss on Friday December 14, 2018 @02:39PM (#18683892)
in the distant past, China's silk industry tried to prevent the knowledge of silk making from spreading outside of China. and China's tea growers tried to prevent the exportation of Chinese tea plants.

ultimately, neither of these efforts succeeded.

but it is evidence that people and industries in China truly do understand the notion of protecting trade secrets, IP, etc.

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Re:Chinese hi-tech researchers ‘told not to travel to US unl... by keldaris on Friday December 14, 2018 @02:53PM (#18684034)
Everyone understands those notions when they benefit them and everyone is quick to discard or gloss over them when they don't. It's a simple economic calculation, China just happens to be on the other end of it compared to the rest of the world - namely, the benefits of ignoring these notions outweighs the risks of antagonizing the U.S.
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Re:Chinese hi-tech researchers ‘told not to travel to US unl... by chillacy on Saturday December 15, 2018 @04:32AM (#18687764)
Absolutely, people need to realize that morality usually means absolutely nothing compared to power. Might doesn’t make right but right doesn’t make might either...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realpolitik

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