THE MIRAGE OF CHINA’S I.P.THEFT.

The article focuses on debunking the narrative of China's economic rise being fueled primarily by intellectual property theft. It highlighting the exaggeration of IP theft figures; misrepresentation of what IP is being stolen (consumer goods like sneakers and handbags); flawed assumptions about the impact of theft on technological innovation; mischaracterization of China's open-source intelligence efforts as espionage; and the misconceptions around joint venture IP "theft" by Chinese companies.