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Re:How China Is Like the 19th Century U.S. by mytailorisrich on Friday November 01, 2024 @02:55PM (#42020333)
Yes and I belive that at the time the UK also restricted the emigration of engineers to the US so as to limit technology transfers...
Re:How China Is Like the 19th Century U.S. by WalterBright on Friday November 01, 2024 @05:32PM (#42021767)
The guy who developed the textile industry in the US memorized the drawings for the machinery before immigrating to the US. There was nothing for the export customs people to find.