China launches world's fastest train service

[to2leo]

I read on another forum that China is now taking the credit for the high speed rail technology that it bought from Japan and Germany as its own. Could this end up another industry lost to China?

 

The possibility exists.  And nobody (except JR Central) will call out the Chinese on this (for obvious reasons).  The basic tenet of business in the Middle Kingdom is- "do anything to benefit yourself, and screw anyone else if you can get away with it".  Of course, many businesses in the West would do the same thing if not for regulations, a respect for copyrights, and the checks and balances that exist in a free society.

 

And that's why there's torrent, Napsters and many many blogs supported by Google and the likes where one can download movies, music, games and information for free illegally...

 

Seriously folks, everyone copies each other for generations and the very first invention that enable that is the Chinese invention of paper.  Now did innovations suddenly stopped?  Are we living in the Stone Age?  Did China complain about the copyright issue on that?  Hmm what about the Kanji that Japan uses?  Maybe China should charge that too?

 

In regards to the Germany comment, if you read the agreement carefully about Maglev, it was a technology transfer agreement with real cash. China still needs to purchase some essential parts from Germany and Germany in return use the money for further research and development.

[Mudkip Orange]

Besides, California is an idiot if they contract out with China to build Japanese- or German-derived HSR when (i) they could just contract with JR Tokai directly, and (ii) the Siemens Transportation Systems plant that manufactures every north American LRV is in frigging SACRAMENTO, so if they wanted to produce an ICE-3 derivative they've already got the management and manufacturing processes in place.