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David Fickling
Alstom and Siemens Show How Not to Deal With China
The French and German companies wanted a train merger to compete with CRRC. But they helped make the Chinese giant what it is today.

If China's such a huge problem for Siemens and Alstom, why did they hand it some of their most precious intellectual property?
Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg