And the United States was notorious for IP theft before them.
Fun Fact: the word Yankee is Dutch for pirate - not a coincidence.
Fun Fact: the word Yankee is Dutch for pirate - not a coincidence.
Not to mention the most common thing the US is accused of was a former worker bringing his knowledge to the US and recreating a factory from memory. He didn't get paid by the US government to steal blueprints like China does today