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The Chinese auto industry was built upon IP theft from the Americans and Germans. F them.

"IP theft" is an extremely broad term, especially as it seems to be applied to every single Chinese industry. What was stolen? Who was found guilty of that theft?

Without clear specifics, it's about as relevant as saying Jobs stole the idea of MacOS from a Xerox PARC demo. Ideas are cheap, execution is what matters.

It's only fair, given that the American industrial revolution itself was built on IP theft; every developing nation takes its turn.

"Intellectual property" is an economic policy, not a moral imperative.

It can be both, and the balance shifts to whichever option is more convenient at the time.

So they stole EV IP and then created better and cheaper versions of cars that most Americans and German companies don’t sell?

> better and cheaper

Well they are definitely cheaper

Same arguments as when the Japanese brands entered the NA market.

Except the US had not willfully transferred to Japan all its best engineers and designers, steel production, factories and entire supply chains. The argument is ten times as dumb now.

Ford CEO thinks Chinese EVs are better.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a62694325/ford-ceo-jim-far...

They’ve actually hired most of the brains that used to work for western auto makers. That’s the free market at work.

> The Chinese auto industry was built upon IP theft from the Americans

You mean 4 wheels and a steering wheel ? /s

US stopped having IP in cars a long time ago. Damn, even Ford wanted to close its shop some years ago.

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