That's not the article's point at all. What the article talks about is that these technologies are forkable in China. The author wanted to do no more than what

That's not the article's point at all. What the article talks about is that these technologies are forkable in China. The author wanted to do no more than what is already possible. And it leads to an interesting discussion about IP law and practice between the West and China. As well as a very interesting technical discussion about a specific technology that was investigated.