Question: (genuine - I have no idea) Could it actually be a...

Question: (genuine - I have no idea) Could it actually be a stroke of genius having the manufacture (at least initially) done in China? I ask this because I'm of the cynical belief that had manufacturing been done more or less anywhere else and the Chinese could ignore patents and just copy it that they, in all likelihood, would do just that. Is the potential brilliance here that patents held in China by Chinese companies aren't abused by other Chinese companies? Is that a thing - do Chinese companies abuse each other's patents?