I'm awake.
But if China is so far advanced why do they need the US to build them nuclear reactors? (Clue none of their nuclear subs doesn't leak radaiation)
Why does China need GE to show them how to build a jet airplane engine?
For semi-conductors I'll take American designed chips and fabrication processes. They are making jelly bean chips, not designing state of the art processors or fabs.
Why do they keep buying aircraft from Russia?
Or ships?
Yes they still do all the things you mentioned, but less and less with each passing day. The trend is what it is. It is undeniable. I've, sadly, had to do my own fair share of codevelopment with those bastards. I'll tell you what - one of the hidden benes they get from having US companies "help" them with R&D is access. Imagine the access that one Chi COM engineer gets at the typical US company - unheard of 20 years ago. They are getting more than the item in question - for example, the reactor or the engine. They are getting all sorts of other facts about the American corporation in question - even mundane things like who's who and all the dirty secrets. Etc.