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John Ratcliffe: “The Chinese model is rob, replicate and replace the…”

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You do what the state tells you to do. And what incentive is there for innovation if you're not going to be rewarded for it? And it's why The Chinese model is rob, replicate and replace the ingenuity and innovation that Western technology and companies develop. And then the state, you know, they, and they're very good at it. They steal it, they, they replicate it, the state subsidizes it, and that's their model of success. (09:16–09:30)

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Asserts that China's model involves stealing, replicating, and replacing Western innovations.

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