The US actually did this extensively during its own industrialisation, stealing IP from Britain and shielding its own fledgling domestic industries (textiles wa

The US actually did this extensively during its own industrialisation, stealing IP from Britain and shielding its own fledgling domestic industries (textiles was the tech sector of the day). Britain took steps as extensive as banning skilled people from travelling to the USA. All this is just historic and doesn't necessarily feed into what should be done in the present situation, but it is useful to note that this is a common path that developed countries have followed in the past: - ignore/steal IP - protect and subsidise domestic equivalents - upon domestic industry being competitive, reciprocally lower tariffs - once fully developed, lobby for free trade and strong IP protection