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Originally Posted by kacir
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Nobody doubts that the Chinese were very innovative before the Qing dynasty. You actually forgot newspapers (they had printed newspaper circulation as early as the 8th century), silk, the knights' "chainmail" made out of paper (provided better protection than full European suits of armor almost 1000 years later and weighed only 1/10th of those), and ship building.
However, we were talking about the years after 1949. We are talking about the current situation with the lack of IP protection. The only innovation that comes out now is with the help of huge government grants.