Hong Kong, Aug. 12 -- In the olden days, raping and pillaging were common methods of accumulating earthly treasure. Such violent means are frowned upon in the modern world, but that has not stopped many nations from using more refined methods to achieve the same effect.

Ask China, for that has been its modus operandi for several decades, as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) dragged China into the modern age.

China, collectively and through individual entrepreneurs, has been eager to soak up Western technology, investments and practices. However, it tends to do so without ever giving anything in return, and the CCP has encouraged such money- and technology-grabbing approaches.

This common technique is evident in a video clip, although d...