China has very strategic reasons to catch up in jet turbines (semiconductors is the other one), so a lot of state money and resources are directed their.
Software IP is also a problem, but it is much easier to reverse engineer or simply replicate the research (all published, open source, etc...) that IP theft isn’t very necessary. They aren’t closely guarded state secrets like jet turbine production is.
I think your conclusion is too broad. There is difference between China Government and general Chinese. I don't believe every Chinese companies want to steal from others. When you draw a conclusion, you need to distinguish facts and thinking.
I’m not sure what this has to do with my comment. But yes, the Chinese government is specifically looking to acquire foreign jet turbine technology for very obvious military reasons. So that will manifest through SOEs or very well connected private companies.
> When you draw a conclusion, you need to distinguish facts and thinking.
When thinking, be wary of the mind appending its own ideas on to other's words, like ", and by the way, every X does this too, so therefore you should consider every instance an enemy."
Software IP is also a problem, but it is much easier to reverse engineer or simply replicate the research (all published, open source, etc...) that IP theft isn’t very necessary. They aren’t closely guarded state secrets like jet turbine production is.