I wonder if there’s any relation between this and “Made in China 2025” [1]. Seems like it would be a lot easier if there are no more trade secrets from the government, and the government has representatives in various Chinese companies [2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_in_China_2025 [2] https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/23/china-to-place-government-of...