You can control the sale your own tech, but you have little control over whether you will then be competing against it down the road - regardless of the terms you thought you were all agreeing too.
The best way forward with any critical tech won't be a simple decision. Not competing in China, partnering in China, or selling tech for use only in China, all contain existential risks.
This is a battle happening at the Chinese (as a nation) vs. the non-Chinese world level. Non-Chinese tech actors will remain at high risk until the non-Chinese world can negotiate together with the same coherence as the Chinese system can.
The best way forward with any critical tech won't be a simple decision. Not competing in China, partnering in China, or selling tech for use only in China, all contain existential risks.
This is a battle happening at the Chinese (as a nation) vs. the non-Chinese world level. Non-Chinese tech actors will remain at high risk until the non-Chinese world can negotiate together with the same coherence as the Chinese system can.