[darkstar_16]

It's interesting how this comes up when the west is the one that is trying to catch up :)

[dleeftink]

Fair enough, but the point still stands: innovation of equal benefit compared to isolationism once more with a hefty share of underhanded copying, which will ultimately result in similar technical capabilities anyways.

While historically this has been difficult to achieve, when innovation cycles shift there is an opportunity to shift ingrained practices too.