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Originally Posted by gerchin 
Different than elsewhere, imitating is still a big virtue in China.
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I don't think that Chinese consider imitation as virtue. I think that they consider imitation as shortcut. Duplicating something proven successful elsewhere has less chance to fail than trying something completely new. Acutally this mentality can also be found in American business practice. For example, if Americans find a successful business model, they will quickly try to duplicate it. You have seen how fast Americans ramp up the franchise or chain stores worldwide, such as McDonald's, Starbucks, Walmart, etc. In technology field, American often try reverse-engineering of competitor's products too. For example, Intel and AMD often analyze and reverse-engineer each other's microprocessor products. I know it because I was involved in this kind of work.