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Hugo buitano's avatar

In 2024, China had the highest number of patent applications with 70,160, while the United States had 59,260. Let's stop crying wolf. We need to focus on our capabilities and compete harder. Blaming the "other" for our own problems is not the answer. Let's face it, China is also a technological superpower. Let's acknowledge that and compete harder. Zero-sum thinking is no longer an option. The excuse that China is ahead because of IP theft is no longer credible and detached from reality. "They want to be like us. " . Please, note China's civilization has been around for thousand plus years ... they do not want to be like us. They want to be like them: Chinese.

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Alan Collinge's avatar

This reads like propaganda.

-Do you dispute that the CCP stole massive amounts of IP from US companies? If so, please let's see your evidence.

- Do you dispute that since the 1970's, China's wealth accrual has come largely from the US Market?

-Do you dispute that The US prevented Japan from conquering China, that the CCP would not exist today, but for US Assistance, and our military defeat of Japan through both our blood and our treasure?

China is an ancient, great civilization. As such, they are keenly aware of history, including relatively recent history.

Where is the gratitude?

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Alexander Anonymous's avatar

- China did steal a ton of IP but that doesnt negate the fact that they have very strong home grown innovation now.

- China's wealth has come from the greed of US corporations exporting jobs and factories to china.

- Japan couldnt have conqured china, it would be like a snake eating an elephant.

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Alan Collinge's avatar

Ur not answering most of my questions.

Militarily, Japan absolutely WOULD HAVE defeated both the nationalist and communist forces. I think that is beyond dispute. China would have become like Vichy France.

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Tom Burns's avatar

Stop with the straw men, CCP Hugo, please. Matt said “props to them” about China’s success and the Tomorrowland that fat feck Friedman bloviates about. And Matt and Walter are quite clear about who is to blame for America’s sad struggles — it ain’t China, it’s our own rotten stinking globalist elites. And also please address the lack of fundamental freedoms in China, the treatment of everyone of their persecuted, from factory workers doing 7 day 15 hour shifts and facing suicide nets if they try to end it, to the Uyghurs… nobody disputed that China is a tech superpower, so it is acknowledged. And I agree, Chinese do not “want to be like us”, another straw man you stand up. Why?

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