Most countries on the way up steal IP. The British were very annoyed when US companies stole their IP in the 1800s. https://www.pri.org/stories/2014-02-18/us-c

Most countries on the way up steal IP. The British were very annoyed when US companies stole their IP in the 1800s. https://www.pri.org/stories/2014-02-18/us-complains-other-nations-are-stealing-us-technology-america-has-history https://www.pri.org/stories/2014-02-18/us-complains-other-na... Once countries start producing their own IP, they see the other side of the coin, and try to hold on to what is theirs.