[csense]

Idea: Every time the Chinese (or any other nation) steals technology, calculate its economic value, multiply it by a factor of 4 or something for punitive effect, and send the Chinese government a bill. If they ignore it, just raise some tariffs and tax their goods until the fine's paid.

[sgift]

This would work if China was a small country the west wouldn't depend on in various ways. But China is literally "too big to fail" .. the west depends on China in a myriad of ways, so they can do whatever they want.