It seems that the common subject of discussion and opinions is "China stealing intellectual property". That's not accurate description of what happens. I'm sur

It seems that the common subject of discussion and opinions is "China stealing intellectual property". That's not accurate description of what happens. I'm sure China is very involved in industrial espionage, but that's not the main way to acquire technological know-how. Almost all happens completely legally trough normal technology transfer. Chinese invest or allow foreign companies access to their market if some kind of technology transfer takes place. New manufacturing plant in China transfers much deeper knowledge base than some closely guarded secret blueprint. Chinese engineers working shoulder to shoulder next to the senior engineers from the foreigin company learn enough to start their own companies in China after few years.