Even blueberries aren’t safe from China’s IP thieves

Opublikowano: 2026-10-23

Companies looking to expand in the Chinese market face a looming problem: intellectual property theft. Wall Street Journal reporter Jon Emont joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the example of Driscoll’s berries, which sought to corner the Asian market with a new fruit there but found its plant cuttings stolen and greenhouse growing methods copied. His article is “Driscoll’s Gave China Its Blueberries—Then China Swiped the Secret to Growing Them.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices