There are a lot of problems with the article as you say. China just bought an advanced robot making company in Germany and certainly will import all of that knowledge to China. Also Amazon is looking to make transport cheaper from China to the USA but it is already about $1k per container so it is very cheap to import to the USA. Also Alibaba is working with Chinese companies to come up with their own versions of products they make for American companies. Anyway you look at it, China will dominate the next 100 years because they are investing quickly in their own capability at all levels while also stealing/making/buying/implementing technology quickly while American's are drifting aimlessly for the most part.