@chugger: Just to clarify, I'm not talking about the last 20 years. I'm talking about the transition from me-too/copycat productions based on low prices of the

@chugger: Just to clarify, I'm not talking about the last 20 years. I'm talking about the transition from me-too/copycat productions based on low prices of the 50s and 60s to the innovative, high-tech, high-quality branded production of the late 70s and 80s (Sony Walkman, VHS and Betamax, Space Invaders and Mario Bros...). My point is that China could do that same transition, even if now Chinese brands are mostly me-too.