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ChelseaHubbell 148 points ago +149 / -1

We gave it to em

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Maddog2020 26 points ago +26 / -0

Our politicians gave it to them.

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trumpfu 43 points ago +43 / -0

No, not just the politicians. Chinese firms steal without anyone knowing. The best example is Roomba, the robotic vacuum. Do this exercise, please. Go to Amazon. See how many other robotic vacuums are listed on Amazon, by Chinese firms. Roomba was 100% invented in United States. Two companies in China took it apart, and copied every single part. This was absolutely true, because Chinese manufacturers actually went to the trouble to copy the original manufacturing defects. They did not seem to realize that they were defects, or assumed the manufacturing defects were actually engineering requirements. Your IP are meaningless in Chinese courts, or the Chinese Communists' court. The contracts you sign have ZERO teeth. This is why Tesla is stupid. Tesla thinks that it can negotiate a fair deal with the Chinese Communist Party. This is the one mistake I see Europeans and American make - they project their western values while doing business in China. All European and American businesses people would do better by reading a little bit about Mao's Cultural Revolution, and imagine what happens to generations of people who grew up without God, or morality codes as enforced by the older, traditional Chinese culture. God and traditions were completely destroyed by the Communist Party. You have generations who are taught to lie and suppress every instinct, in order to co-exist, or even thrive, under Communism. If you think they value your IP, or your contract, think again, sunny boys. Finally, remember, Chinese Communist Party wants to destroy Western Europe and USA. This has been Chinese Communist Party's stated, official, and never retracted party policy since 1956. The situation now is there is a global Communist Cartel, and USA is its single and primary target. Once USA have been destroyed, all else are easy. Other than President Trump, our politicians have never helped this issue. The Republicans are not our friends. The Democrats are at least a little bit more transparent with their intentions. The so-called presidents, starting with Clinton, WANT to join China in this Global Communist Order. That's the goal. We are in their way.

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Smurfection 16 points ago +16 / -0

What Americans and other westerners don't understand is that not a single institution in China views itself as something other than a servant of the Chinese government. All Chinese see every contract as valid only insofar as the Chinese government benefits, economically or otherwise. The moment it is not useful or profitable to the Chinese, the deal is over. They really are like Vader "I altered the deal. Pray I do not alter it further". Unfortunately, the top quintile in American politics and business do not care and refuse to understand this.