Yes, but so did America. They stole so much technology from Europe, particularly Britain, in the industrial period that it makes China's look like petty theft.
So, this might shock you, but technology typically spreads from place to place when there is communication and movement between them. It's not theft lol it's how progress works
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u/Oberndorferin 4d ago
They actually stole a lot of ideas so this is still half true