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5 Lethal Chinese Weapons of War (Stolen or Copied from Russia and America) ( Source- The National Interest / Author- Robert Farley)

PLAAF J-11 Fighter Aircraft ( Image credits- VOA/ Reuters) Source- The National Interest Author- Robert Farley As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) emerged from war and revolution in 1949, it became apparent that the Chinese economy lacked the capacity to compete with the U.S. or the U.S.S.R. in the production of advanced military technology.  Transfers from the Soviet Union helped remedy the gap in the 1950s, as did transfers from the United States and Europe in the 1970s and 1980s. Still, the Cultural Revolution stifled technology and scientific research, leaving the Chinese even farther behind. Thus, China has long supplemented legitimate transfers and domestic innovation with industrial espionage.  In short, the PRC has a well-established habit of pilfering weapons technology from Russia and the United States.  As the years have gone by, Beijing’s spies have become ever more skillful and flexible in their approach. Here are five systems that the Chinese have s

China's Addiction to Counterfeiting ( Source- The Diplomat / Author- David Volodzko)

Image credits- Wikimedia Commons / United States Customs  Source- The Diplomat Author- David Volodzko In June 2010, plaintiffs representing Gucci America sued Weixing Li, Lijun Xu, Ting Xu, and others for selling fake luxury products online. Last month, Judge Richard J. Sullivan of the Southern District of New York ordered the Bank of China to name any customers who’d sold such products in 2010. Meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker claims she told him: “you can’t keep stealing things.” This was in reference to cybersecurity and intellectual property theft, which is incredibly widespread in China. Have you heard China’s theme song for the 2022 Winter Olympics? Or seen the new sculpture in Xinjiang? Or been to the alpine village in Huairou? Well, they’re all knock-offs, and China has a lot of them. China’s actually pretty good at producing fakes. Not only does it produce them in great quantity (betwe