I once spoke with some Alstom director. He told me that contracts with China required giving away their intellectual property. And they did not have that many o

I once spoke with some Alstom director. He told me that contracts with China required giving away their intellectual property. And they did not have that many other contracts outside China. I asked him if they weren’t shooting themselves in the foot. He responded: “I can either fire everyone now or in a few years, what would you chose?”. I’m glad I don’t have to take this kind of decision.