Ashton Udall has a good discussion on why the Chinese are likely to copy your products and steal your Intellectual Property over on the Product Global blog (which was inspired by a posting on the DesignSojourn blog). The great thing about the post is he breaks it down into two major themes, each of which boil down to the same basic theme: culture, which I have partially discussed in my Is Low Cost Country Sourcing to China really Innovative, my Can China Be Innovative, and my Supply Chain Top Three posts. For those of you considering a new sourcing venture to China, I would highly recommend you check the post out.