1) A patent on a toothpick and a patent for an aircraft engine (different things).
2) Many Russian inventions registered abroad.
I personally knew a man who had offered to buy its development.
Engaged in this way as Western, Chinese representatives.
There are several ways.
A) Invite a developer to work. Invention can register under his own name (where - or whether the U.S. or another country).
B) Offer to buy his invention. The invention is registered to someone else's name.
B) Scientific espionage.
Fewer Believe empty statistics. She did not say what.
For 90 years, China has bought up a huge amount of Russian Technologies (now he does the same).
3) China in some ways closer to Russia. However, China still lags far behind Russia. When I talk about competition. I do not mean plagiarism, for less money, but real development. China is expected to own an aircraft carrier. Only a Russian aircraft carrier design engineers.