Board Thread:Plants vs. Zombies 2/@comment-25546049-20160420204645/@comment-25529931-20160424185211

Well... These versions are still the same game, and having the similar mechanic isn't copying. They have just a symbiotic relation to each other. China has nearly everything, that we have. And they are adding own things to them and even new worlds. We sometimes use their things like plants, but with some changes (Dandelion, Pepper-pult, and mysterious Aloe's healing mechanic). And check out Heroes - this is the absolut proof, that Seattle knows about their counterpart in China.

This means, that the things in China COULD inspire the international Popcap to make similar mechanics/plants.