My impression is that the rewards of inventing new technology didn't go to inventors in China; they went to the state. I read a while ago about the Japanese inventor of the blue LED suing Sony (?) for profits -- in an American court. Incentives drive invention, and the incentive structure in Confucian societies leave a lot to be desired.
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