Meh, companies did clearly got rich on exporting western technology (and they often didn't export our ethical standards to maximize profit).
Meh, companies did clearly got rich on exporting western technology
Capturing only a tiny fraction of the value they created, and that's just the for-proft companies, not to mention all the scientists and charitable organizations that gave out western science and technology for free.
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