>>The Chinese are also experts at reverse engineering, patent violations, copyright violations, product counterfeiting ...
My good friend is a senior mechanical engineer for a company that designs large hydraulic pumping systems. He has a team of young engineers who do nothing but try to put “extra” impressive (but ultimately useless) stuff in the systems and pump cases. The Chinese copy the designs, then ultimately spend countless hours trying to figure out what the hell all this extra stuff is for. He says if done properly, it can give them a one to two year jump on the low cost copycats.
If some prominent politicians would put together a good summary of all the ways the Chinese steal and cheat in their business and trade practices, I think the American people would demand some major changes. But there are probably too many politicians and businessmen with vested interests in the current system that nothing much will change for a time longer.
bkmrk for Art @ NCKU