This sounds like the kind of talk one might hear from a relative who has borrowed money and is about to justify not paying it back.
Not really what I am advocating but it is true nonetheless! They have stolen and been given our intellectual property for some time. It has value. That is why I think they buy most of our debt in the first place. To maintain this flow of value which I believe has been positive towards them overall. Yet we have placed no value on this loss.