I’m Chinese and I was raised with the typical Chinese businessman mentality—go abroad, look for money-making opportunities, copy them, bring them home, make money, copy others again, prevent others from copying, and bring more money in. It’s already common knowledge in the world that the Chinese are notorious for making cheap knock-offs from really good brands.

Check these out:

The Original BYD T8

Mercedes Benz CLK

Geely GE Concept

Rollys Royce Phantom

Chinese automakers BYD (Build Your Dreams, seriously) and Geely have been blatantly ripping-off designs from Mercedes-Benz and Rolls Royce, two of the most prestigious auto brands in the world.

It’s shameful.

It’s undignified. 

But does it even matter? Read the rest of this entry…