The Chinese have stolen a lot of technology over the years. Think about those Wing Lights indicator things. The guys must have spent years developing them and getting the funding to put them into production. Finally announced in the market at £29.99. A few weeks later, the Chinese have made an exact replica and have them on sale for $3. Can you imagine how thos guys must have felt?
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That has gone on for decades with just about every product. They even copied Rover cars and called them Roewe.
Every time they do that, it steals jobs and livelihoods from one place and recreates them in China. Trump has tried to put an end to it, as far as USA is concerned, which, obviously, takes him out of favour with the Chinese. In that case, it wouldn't make sense letting someone that might bear a grudge take over critical infrastructure.
Who knows where it'll go? I can remember getting promoted at Marconi to play a role in a 100 million contract from Oman. Three weeks later, Britain cut off diplomatic relationships and banned all trade, leaving me with a very boring job.
In the end, everything sorts itself out. As soon as China gets shut off, there'll be new supplies from India or anywhere else.