[Goodroo]

They will get opposite of what they want.

A good example is Huawei making its own modem something Apple is unable to do.

[r00fus]

Dont you think that wasn’t gonna happen anyway?

Take a look at all the other areas where China worked with the Western vendors and then replaced them after taking their IP.

[robotnikman]

One thing that's worth noting, China doesn't have to worry about the minefield of patents owned by Qualcomm, Intel, and various other companies in terms of modem technology. Apple needs to be very careful that.