Even after all this time westoids still say China can't innovate even though they are involved in the leading trends of many fields. Where does this ignorance even stem from?
If you point out any patent, TikTok, 6G or whatever they say it's not an innovation but just an improvement. But that's really arbitrary because technically most weapons used today are just improvements over the original gun or rocket. If anything they are admitting they are just living off creating a very basic thing of the past with no improvement. Then how is that any different from late Qing who never bothered to improve it's guns or boats?
Not to mention what actual innovations have the west created today this year? Especially Europe which is supposed to be more pure.