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Melon

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11. That's because at least historically....they were 90% copies of western vehicles.

Reply to JCMach1 (Reply #6)

Wed May 28, 2025, 03:59 PM

May 28

Notice the Porsche? Or Chinese Porsh.
China steals technology and copies western innovation. They are just getting outside of that. It’s one reason why China is not an even playing field. They steal technology, have poor workers safety, poor product safety, and no workers retirement programs.

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