Not quite sure what the reference to parasite refers to unless it is to the thief. The article is about theft of AI technology developed outside of China to fur

Not quite sure what the reference to parasite refers to unless it is to the thief. The article is about theft of AI technology developed outside of China to further enhance the mining and use of troves of personal data China has stolen over the years on citizens of United States and elsewhere. The theft and data mining is a concern for anyone who values freedom and privacy. By the way the reasonable protection of intellectual property is the engine of modern-day economic growth. China is a good example of failing to stimulate sufficient innovation so its recourse is theft of innovations achieved by countries that do protect intellectual property. And unfortunately their end goals involve social control and imprisonment of those who disagree or embarrass the CCP.