"tweaked it to ensure patent royalties would be payable to Chinese companies..."
No. Not Chinese companies. The Communist Party of China (i.e. the Chinese government). Every "company" is required to have some stake owned by the government.
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"tweaked it to ensure patent royalties would be payable to Chinese companies..."
No. Not Chinese companies. The Communist Party of China (i.e. the Chinese government). Every "company" is required to have some stake owned by the government.