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> some of these companies after success in China are working to sell and be competitive in the US and Europe.

Just out of curiosity: can't these companies be sued by the IP holding company when they try to sell outside of China, and be forbidden to sell their products in US and Europe?

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Yes, but by the time all that happens the patent protection is likely to have run out.

Basically what I've seen is new tech is designed and released here, owns the market for 10 or so years, by then one of these companies in question has started to get momentum I the Chinese market, then 15 or so years after they start to think about coming back to this market, and by then the IP protection has run out.

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