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by locknitpicker·14d ago·view on hn ↗
> (...) it's been a bit horrifying to watch the Western world consistently decide withholding tech from China and giving them no other option but develop their own tech, is a good idea.

This is a very ignorant and even cynical comment. You purposely omitted the fact that "the western world" was collaborating with China to the point where major corporations were developing tight partnerships, but only to see those partnerships being used to steal trade secrets about outright clone whole product lines.

To make matters worse, China is simulaneously demanding "the western world" transfers all tech to china while refusing to collaborate or even allow western companies to operate within their country.

Shall we talk about the extent that China has been targeting ASML industrial espionage?

https://www.asml.com/en/news/press-releases/2019/asml-disagr...

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And you believe that no other western country on this planet is doing the same exact thing? Every country spies on its enemies, allies and trade partners.

That is just the name of the game. I copy you, you copy me and hopefully I can copy you more than you can copy me. Singling out China for something that everyone does is just disingenuous.

Let us talk about how much tech the fledgling United States stole from the Europeans, starting from the cotton mill all the way up to the Tizard Project. The US literally stole companies overnight at the start of WW2 (Merck).

As the preeminent superpower, the US had its turn. Now step aside and make way for China.