Was the Industrial Revolution uniquely British?

Was the Industrial Revolution still uniquely British even if Europe borrowed ideas from China?

Some ideas were acquired from elsewhere, and knowing what was possible could help British innovators find their own way to achieve it.

Britain's industrial development can be distinctive while some of the ideas feeding it come from elsewhere. The issue is the origins of knowledge that British innovators took and used. Knowing that something was possible could prompt them to find their own method of doing it.