China will never be “independent” if they copy everything. I don’t think they understand that way of life isn’t going to generate innovators and entrepreneurs.
“China's path toward semiconductor independence and an end to the West's monopoly on the technology that powers AI, smartphones and advanced weapons systems. The prototype, completed in early 2025 by former ASML engineers who reverse-engineered the Dutch company's machines, “
Canada;
“Under current rules, anyone expressing views "in good faith" and "based on belief in a religious text" can avoid prosecution for hate speech.
The Bloc has pushed for years to close what it sees as a loophole that allows homophobia, antisemitism and racial abuse to hide behind religious justification.”
https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/canada-criminalise-biblical-passages-new-hate-speech-law