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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
An interesting statement. China has of course lots of intellectual material dating back thousands of years. Much has been published and I am sure much has not. Do they want to protect it, one assumes so, but maybe not.
In my experience, the Chinese intellect is second to none. But they are a different people with different motivations and instincts ( best word I can come up with) then most Western cultures.
Helen
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I agree with most of your comments. But the word "protect" in this context is directed mainly at legal patents and copyrights, which only potentially apply to more recent developments. As China develops and grows wealthier I expect to see increasing research and development taking place, and many new inventions. Also, of course, as its people grow more affluent the demand for entertainment can be expected to increase, which will likely result in thriving local entertainment industries. Some of this material will no doubt be in demand outside of China. There will come a point where China stands to benefit from intellectual property law and its application internationally. Quite simply, when it becomes beneficial to China to enforce intellectual property laws it will do so. This is no different to what happened in the United States. If this point never comes, then it likely will not.
China is already a nation which cannot be bullied, and it is only getting stronger. Whilst a friend of mine is predicting the collapse of the China boom in the not too distant future, it appears to me that it is more likely to continue, though this is not, of course, inevitable. I would add that I do not profess to be qualified or informed enough in this area to be confident of this prediction, and would welcome other views.