China filed 25% more patents than the U.S. in 2023 — heavily sanctioned Huawei led all companies worldwide despite bans
China filed 25% more patents than the U.S. in 2023 — heavily sanctioned Huawei led all companies worldwide despite bans
High-tech companies led PCT patent applications last year.
But remember folks, communism = no innovation
They're not communist at all these days. Abandoning the communist economic model is how they've become so successful. And to be clear, I'm happy they're finding success. A higher quality of living is better for everyone. But they sure as shit haven't been communist for a long time.
Oh for fuck's sake. Socialism is the transitionary state of society between capitalism and communism.
Socialism begins when the proletariat take over power with the intent of achieving communism.
It stopped being capitalism the very day the capitalists lost control of the state and the proletariat became the ruling class. At no point in time have the capitalists regained control of the state.
Literally nothing has changed. Nothing has been abandoned. They are pursuing their development very successfully utilising the best model for doing so under the current conditions.
Please read theory. I strongly recommend this piece on China's history and future by Vijay Prashad's institute. You've probably come across him before as he's done a bunch of stuff on climate and worked with Chomsky frequently.
Communism isn't just something you decide to do one day, it has to be built and it has to be international
Which capitalists own Huawei?
despitebecause of bansIf your economy is big enough, US sanctions are a gift
Indeed, US basically ends up helping countries impose capital controls.
We shouldn't be using "patents" to measure "innovation." That's what the dumb ass capitalist patent freaks do. "Oh you think intellectual property is BS, what about all the bajillion patents filed last year????? SEE ALL THAT INNOVATION!!!"
I mean if we lived in a post capitalist world, yeah I'd love to see the concept of patents abolished. But in the world as it is today, they are an indirect measure of technological development.