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If the Chinese government knew it could get the same vital technologies at greatly reduced costs while growing its own economy, don't you think they would spons

by Zikes 11y ago

If the Chinese government knew it could get the same vital technologies at greatly reduced costs while growing its own economy, don't you think they would sponsor this sort of activity?

mkaziz 11y ago
That's not to say they did.
- Zikes 11y ago
  Certainly, but it is plausible.
  - pyre 11y ago
    What makes replacing "China" with "The United States" in that statement any less plausible?
    - Zikes 11y ago
      Nothing at all, and I never claimed such.
therobot24 11y ago
>> don't you think they would sponsor this sort of activity whether or not they would doesn't mean they did Plausible or not, implying that it's true because there's an incentive only promotes a biased opinion.