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33. China has been making exact copies of things for a long time.

Reply to DFW (Reply #20)

Mon Mar 24, 2025, 12:16 PM

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As long ago as the 1970s Chinese companies were pirating books, then they moved on to DVDs. They pirate luxury goods. They're very skilled.

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