It vexes me that a lot of ‘westerners’ seems to think Chinese scientists are dumb or nonexistent and only capable of the single function of copy-paste. I’ve read numerous research papers both unpublished and peer-reviewed of highly detailed research into lithography processes, manufacturing and DUV/EUV light source since back in 2012. For them to announce a 28nm scanner a decade later seems just about what typical development time produces if not albeit slow. So to downright calling them out for copy-pasting an ASML design without proof nor credit to those research seems like prejudice as if to say Chinese people are stupid and not capable of doing their own research/innovating. And if people have done more research, they’ll know that SMEE have even more advanced light source/node in prototype machines undergoing testing since 2017-2020. I bet when they announce a 7/14nm scanner in 2026, ppl will say they hijacked a ASML EUV scanner and paste their brand on top.
China is the first patent depositor in the world in high tech
As for copying, everyone does it.
Patents were invented and mostly used by great britain to sanction usa after independance and preventing us from having industrial machine. What did we do ? we paid people in uk who did steal british technology at that time, because we were cornered
On another scale :
China invented printing (discoverd many centuries later by gutenberg through british embassy in ottoman emopire) , ink, compass, vaccin, paper money, missiles, gun powder, even the mechanical differential many centuries ago and we can add tons of inventions
Summerians/persians/babylonians (irak and middle east nowadays) = literraly inveted writing, wheels and even the first human rights declaration (Cyrius, Iran or Persia)
Arabs and muslims gave to Europe their own knowledge and greek knowledge. They gave to the west algebra and algorithms wich is the latinised name of the arab mathematician (al khawarizmi)
Abbas ibn farnass (Morocco and Spain) was a moroccan and spanish arabic north african who was the first man trying to fly and have many invetions like world maps, optics, corrective lens, principles of aviation and so forth
Egyptians had the most complete library in the human history. Many of its books went to persia than Europe through muslim world. Some say that egyptians invented principles of steam car and computing
When muslims and chinese were at war, muslims (including arabs, persians and other ethnic groups) learned from chinese ink and paper writing techniques. Add to this printing invented by chinese and we understand how they permitted knowledge and religions to spread aound the world.
In the recent history,
german knowledge was stolen within the west itself.
TSMC and Lam research corporation were founded by chinese born scientists
One of the most iconic american successful man is of muslim syrian origin : steve jobs
China is the actual leader of technology inventions
Year-long study finds China leads in 37 of 44 areas it tracked, with potential for a monopoly in areas such as nanoscale materials and synthetic biology
www.theguardian.com
So, all those things should be put into perspective. China (like all power looking for strategic independance) did steal when they were cornered by sanctions but it is no different from others.
The west is the continuation of ancien civilisation knowledge. And they were no patents at that time
Patents are a good thing to protect investors but when they are weaponized for other reasons, it's producing opposite effects
There is far more beneficits to cooperate for instance in the space and climate problematics, especially as natality is declining and humanity needs all of its brains to make this world even better.
USA has a great asset : its constitution, freedom , great universities and attracting talents. I'm optimistic for the us. No need to fear other nations rising.
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