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Except it wasn't entirely their choice (to give up their IP). Most of the companies when those joint ventures were setup were promised or told that their intel
by intern4tional 6y ago
Except it wasn't entirely their choice (to give up their IP).
Most of the companies when those joint ventures were setup were promised or told that their intellectual property was secure. It was then stolen and they were left with regret. Companies which refused to take that risk were compromised by Chinese actors and had their IP taken by force.
For many years the US has had to stop IP theft from China: (example: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-charges-five-chinese-military-hackers-cyber-espionage-against-us-corporations-and-labor https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-charges-five-chinese-milit...) and this is simply a cumulation of those efforts.
The blame on China is more than fair.
- tfcata 6y agoIf you are talking about the military, hey, doesn't NSA spy on everybody on this planet? Or didn't Crypto AG spy on every client, even on the Germans, who are allies?
- intern4tional 6y agoThere is a marked difference between intelligence collection and economic espionage. In the US, economic espionage is illegal and has been for some time, with legislation reinforcing that rule (such as the Economic Espionage act of 1996). If I as a private company engage in economic espionage I am liable to get prosecuted and may get time in prison. The same does not apply to companies in China, where economic espionage of a competitor is not only tolerated but encouraged. The above linked suit was against individuals for economic espionage and not intelligence collection.
- tfcata 6y agoBoth are stealing, why is one better than the other?