Certainly, the Chinese and other countries could copy the Linde hydrostatic drive system but one factor that might not produce the same results is the approach in manufacturing that Germany has instilled whether it be precious stone cutting or machinist for the Linde driving axle - i.e. the apprentice to journeyman (5 year training) to master journeyman (7 years I think) approach to training and company specific quality standards. Change a job as a machinist at Linde then go to work at Mercedes as a machinist the training starts out at the apprentice level as quality standards and processes are different.
Don't know how it is in the UK but in the States a machinist will jump ship for another 50 cents per hour more.