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A comment on China drafts law protecting foreign IP and prohibiting forced tech transfer. Parent comment

Re:China drafts law protecting foreign IP and prohibiting fo... by lowkey on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @02:21PM (#18758814)
And the United States was notorious for IP theft before them.

Fun Fact: the word Yankee is Dutch for pirate - not a coincidence.

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Re:China drafts law protecting foreign IP and prohibiting fo... by beginningguava on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @08:09PM (#18759908)
there was no world trade organization or global free trade agreements back then.

Not to mention the most common thing the US is accused of was a former worker bringing his knowledge to the US and recreating a factory from memory. He didn't get paid by the US government to steal blueprints like China does today

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