That’s just the auto sector. What about tech? Most of our tech companies are blocked. The airline and transport industries are blocked. Oil and other natural resource companies are blocked. The list goes on. Let’s also not forget that the CCP also requires a domestic partner and a tech transfer. That domestic partner will also inevitably become independent from the foreign company after enough IP transfer.
China was also the one who started decoupling first
Tech is actually one of the few sectors that is really blocked in China, and that's because of censorship, not protectionism.
> Let’s also not forget that the CCP also requires a domestic partner and a tech transfer.
Not any more. They used to, but that's been rolled back in sector after sector over the last 30 years or so. It was a transitional measure meant to protect Chinese domestic manufacturers as China began to open up to the world market.
> China was also the one who started decoupling first
This is just not at all in line with reality. China has been more tightly integrating itself into the global economy over time. The so-called "decoupling" began with Trump's trade war against China, though it's been remarkably ineffective at actually separating the US and Chinese economies.
> China started decoupling first by blocking out most foreign companies from their domestic market.
That's exactly the opposite of what China has been doing over the last 40 years. The history of China over the last few decades is one of massive economic opening to the outside world.
> Besides automobiles, most companies are still blocked from entering China’s domestic market.
You should just travel to China to see how wrong you are about this. Foreign companies are everywhere in China. Walk into any Chinese mall and then tell me, with a straight face, that foreign companies are banned.
China was also the one who started decoupling first