There is a difference between propaganda and facts
Here are the facts (2024):
Country and Approximate Number of Patent Applications
Country | Total Patent Grants |
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China | 695,946 |
United States | 327,307 |
Japan | 184,372 |
South Korea | 145,882 |
India | 30,721 |
Brazil | 26,872 |
Russia | 23,662 |
Canada | 22,687 |
Germany | 21,113 |
Australia | 17,155 |
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/patents-by-country
And here is the STEM graduates.

Then you have this statement from the former US Treasury Secretary. He wants a Forced sale of Tik Tok. A forced sale will mean Tik Tok will be sold on the cheap. That is where the stealing of technology is.
Note, previously, they tried to get Huawei to sell their Assets too.