Once I had a college professor who said, "Plagiarize, plagiarize, let nothing escape your eyes." He meant it! Copying assignments in his class was acceptable. B

Once I had a college professor who said, "Plagiarize, plagiarize, let nothing escape your eyes." He meant it! Copying assignments in his class was acceptable. But at the end of the semester, he would come by and talk to you and see what you really knew. If he found you lacking in understanding, you failed. You still had to know the material. Blind copying would get you to the final examination, but it wouldn't allow you to pass it. Any aircraft the Chinese make will presumably be put to some examination, some day. Will they be able to pass? Your guess is as good as anyone's.