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Sanctions didn’t stop China from carrying out one of the most successful research and technology exfiltration campaigns in history.

• noizejoy 4y ago
  Kind of ironic? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip
  • thebooktocome 4y ago
    I assume I’m getting downvoted in the parent because there’s some implication that I’m judging them for it? But I’m not. I was simply saying that the sanctions have nothing to do with their ability to obtain western tech.
  • NegativeLatency 4y ago
    Also the guy who memorized how to build a power loom during the industrial revolution https://www.history.com/news/industrial-revolution-spies-europe https://www.history.com/news/industrial-revolution-spies-eur...
  • mattnewton 4y ago
    I don't see irony; the US government knew the importance of these efforts first hand which is why they attempted the sanction at all.