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in the distant past, China's silk industry tried to prevent the knowledge of silk making from spreading outside of China. and China's tea growers tried to preve
by HillaryBriss 8y ago
in the distant past, China's silk industry tried to prevent the knowledge of silk making from spreading outside of China. and China's tea growers tried to prevent the exportation of Chinese tea plants.
ultimately, neither of these efforts succeeded.
but it is evidence that people and industries in China truly do understand the notion of protecting trade secrets, IP, etc.
- keldaris 8y agoEveryone understands those notions when they benefit them and everyone is quick to discard or gloss over them when they don't. It's a simple economic calculation, China just happens to be on the other end of it compared to the rest of the world - namely, the benefits of ignoring these notions outweighs the risks of antagonizing the U.S.
- chillacy 8y agoAbsolutely, people need to realize that morality usually means absolutely nothing compared to power. Might doesn’t make right but right doesn’t make might either... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realpolitik https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realpolitik