EU to demand technology transfers from Chinese companies

It sounds surprising given the headline, but looks quite reasonable when looking at the details in the article:

• The requirement is part of a tender for €1bn worth of grants to develop batteries. It only affect companies who engage in this tender.
• This is in part a response, at a smaller scale, to China's own regime that "pressures foreign companies into sharing their intellectual property in exchange for access to the Chinese market. "

Funniest thing I've heard all month, how far we've come around the circle. Scalp em Xi