The Best of Reason: The Mirage of China's I.P. Theft
As allegations of intellectual property theft swirl, a deeper look reveals a tale of phony numbers and twisted data.

This week's featured article is "The Mirage of China's I.P. Theft" by Richard Vigilante.
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As allegations of intellectual property theft swirl, a deeper look reveals a tale of phony numbers and twisted data.
This 'deeper look' was about as deep as the 1990s take on illegal immigration where we looked at the welfare rolls and couldn't find any illegal immigrants because everyone in there had an ID.
Sadly the headline is correct. This is the best reason can do. They are all globalhomos and do not know a thing past what Koch tells them to know
I asked the last time you posted this, and you never answered.
How much Chinese IP theft is tolerable, Dick?
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