Is it still unprecedented if it's common knowledge that they do it all the time, and have been doing it for decades? I mean they really don't even hide the fac

Is it still unprecedented if it's common knowledge that they do it all the time, and have been doing it for decades? I mean they really don't even hide the fact that they clone pretty much any commercial product we send them. Most firms consider it to be the cost of doing business. The only way to avoid it is to not have your products made in China. The state has access to whatever IP you put into that country. Just assume that before you send anyone in China anything at all. The state will get a copy. In reality it is a failure of ITAR to not do a better job of securing our (western) technology. We control innovation, yet we allow our own technology to fall into the hands of people who use it against us to steal yet more technology. For example, MS$ could brick every Windows PC in China if they wanted to. And they wouldn't be able to do anything about it. They are 20 years behind us in that industry. Why do we give China the same courtesy that we give western nations who play fair? We keep hearing people in the tech and entertainment industries who are being pushed around to comply with Chinese rules, regulations, cencorship, ect. Why? We hold the keys to this kingdom. Time to take our ball and go home.