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throwaway5uie | karma 3 | avg karma 0.6 · 2018-12-25 02:45:04+00:00

But then it would be those cheap countries stealing IP. Just like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China before them.

DeonPenny | karma 974 | avg karma 1.35 · 2018-12-25 06:41:36+00:00

I think the hope is that won't also be super protectionist too

lowkey | karma 894 | avg karma 1.19 · 2018-12-25 19:21:42+00:00

And the United States was notorious for IP theft before them.

Fun Fact: the word Yankee is Dutch for pirate - not a coincidence.

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beginningguava | karma 288 | avg karma 4.17 · 2018-12-26 01:09:06

there was no world trade organization or global free trade agreements back then.

Not to mention the most common thing the US is accused of was a former worker bringing his knowledge to the US and recreating a factory from memory. He didn't get paid by the US government to steal blueprints like China does today

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