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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

China is exertng their economic power in Africa nation building all the time. Their nuclear arms stockpile is fastest growing. China make a habit of stealing IP so much that companies stopped sharing prottypes for years as they would be taken at the border for security checks and returned with the deal myateriously disappearing from the "private" company

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

China is exertng their economic power in Africa nation building all the time.

Exerting? How? Are they threatening sanctions like the US? Are they forcing "structural reforms" on them like the IMF?

Their nuclear arms stockpile is fastest growing.

Says who? Last time I checked the US stockpile is more than 10x larger still.

China make a habit of stealing IP so much [...]

Does this comment have a point or are you just collecting random brainworms?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Stealing IP" isn't real. The idea that you can own an idea is a legal fiction we made up, we shouldn't be surprised when other countries don't respect our imaginary property.