"the overall strategy of undercutting American frontier labs’ profit margins" I don't doubt that's an unregretted side-effect for political leaders in China.

"the overall strategy of undercutting American frontier labs’ profit margins" I don't doubt that's an unregretted side-effect for political leaders in China. But the major motivation is to accelerate diffusion within their own massive economy in the pursuit of an across the board productivity boost in the face of an aging population.