That is not true. There have been many reports concerned with China's aggressive efforts at stealing IP for at least 10 years that I'm aware of, probably more like 20.
> There have been many reports concerned with China's aggressive efforts at stealing IP for at least 10 years that I'm aware of, probably more like 20.
Over 20 sounds about right. Definitely since Clinton was in office. The number of times that satellite designs were ripped off was memorable.
There's still various articles that haven't been lost to bitrot.
This was hilarious because Congress was asking if the US military was straight up sharing. The reported US designs ending up in Chinese hands was of notable concern to draw a few inquiries.