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China Developing own Standards
J ROC writes "Encouraged by their government Chinese electronics firms are shunning technological protocols invented abroad and developing their own, according to this article. The Chinese have developed several standards including EVD to replace DVD standards, and TD-SCDMA to replace the CDMA cell phone standard found elsewhere. The reasons seem to be partly based on "techno-nationalism", and Chinese firms growing tired of paying foreign patent fees. While this may force foreign firms to lower their patent fees, some experts warn that China risks isolating itself if it creates standards that are incompatible with the rest of the world."
I think they have achieved that pretty well. China is a world of it's own, isolating it's population is national policy. The idea that they are tired of paying licence fees doesn't make much sense until you consider that China has many ways of making R&D cheaper: Skimp on wages, safety, quality... Elswhere in the world, new R&D normally costs much more/takes longer than licencing. Also, if you can't afford the R&D time or cost, a few well planted spies can always steal the research without too much trouble. Countries that isolate themselves technologically must be well prepared for technology cold wars, or they will find themselves seriously behind the rest of the world.
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If the USA had a national team that was respected in a "world standard" sport such as football, then perhaps 9/11 wouldn't have happened.
What?!?! Do you really believe this crap?
"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge"
- Charles Darwin
Hmmm... a (broken) WorldNet Daily link to back up your argument? Why don't you just cite NewsMax or the Heritage Foundation too and be done with it? Then the parent can trout out Mother Jones and Alternet and we all can learn absolutely nothing.