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Not yet, but seeing how they have taken over the hardware industry, I can see them taking on hardware very soon.
Their mobile apps are getting to be quite innovative, with Facebook copying many WeChat features.
> I think you're overplaying the perceived benefit of protectionism.
If you read the book, "Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism" you'll see that protectionism and IP theft played a major role in helping all modern Western nations develop.
Like the US stealing British tech to fuel their own industrial revolution, and not respecting patents until it benefited tem.
For a more recent example, take a look at South Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan. All of them are protectionist until just 25 some years ago.
I wonder if it irks him that the Chinese film which has made the most money ever in the history of Chinese cinema (US$553.8 million so far, even beating Hollywood films in China) is a film called "The Mermaid."
And it features a completely Chinese main cast and the story is geared towards the Chinese audience.