“There was a time 20 years ago when people, perhaps rather dismissively in Europe and indeed elsewhere, might have been saying that China are imitators. I think that’s long gone now. I think China has very strong indigenous research capacities, strengths, and abilities, and therefore, genuine partnership is important,” he said.
For decades, there have been joint ventures and significant investments by large European fortunes in China. They took the money and set up businesses there because it is more profitable for them. Now they are selling us a manipulated narrative to make us believe that it is something alien to them. We must not be fooled.