誰是最牛的偷技術知識產權的祖師爺？說出來會讓你大吃一驚

樓下說到當年我們被山寨的時候。但是誰是最牛的偷技術知識產權的祖師爺？說出來會讓你大吃一驚

 

這個大牛竟然是大英帝國，從中國偷茶樹和茶葉製作技術。看了你敢再說中國對世界沒有貢獻？

 

The Tea Thieves: How A Drink Shaped An Empire

By the mid-19th century, Britain was an almost unchallenged empire. It controlled about a fifth of the world's surface, and yet its weakness had everything to do with tiny leaves soaked in hot water. By 1800, tea was easily the most popular drink in the country. The problem? All the tea in the world came from China, and Britain couldn't control the quality or the price. So around 1850, a group of British businessmen set out to create a tea industry in a place they did control: India.

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125237353?

還可以參看“The great tea robbery: How our cuppa wouldn't exist if an amazing Victorian hadn't stolen the secret from China's warlords”

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1159458/The-great-tea-robbery-How-cuppa-wouldnt-exist-amazing-Victorian-hadnt-stolen-secret-Chinas-warlords.html#ixzz5CEDny4kG