Brazil’s Lula chides Beijing, EU, US for practices that gave China its tech edge
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has criticized China's rapid technological advancement, attributing it to the country "copying everything" from foreign companies and exploiting "slave labor." He also blamed American and European companies for enabling this by moving operations to China.
Lula's comments come as Brazil prepares to host the BRICS summit and increases coordination with China amidst trade tensions initiated by the US. He suggested that China's success stems from reverse engineering Western products and leveraging a harsh political regime for cheap labor, contrasting this with Brazil's respect for patent laws. These remarks follow the rise of Chinese AI firms like DeepSeek, highlighting the country's growing technological prowess.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has criticized China's rapid technological advancement, attributing it to the country "copying everything" from foreign companies and exploiting "slave labor." He also blamed American and European companies for enabling this by moving operations to China.
Lula's comments come as Brazil prepares to host the BRICS summit and increases coordination with China amidst trade tensions initiated by the US. He suggested that China's success stems from reverse engineering Western products and leveraging a harsh political regime for cheap labor, contrasting this with Brazil's respect for patent laws. These remarks follow the rise of Chinese AI firms like DeepSeek, highlighting the country's growing technological prowess.
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