I spent 20 years doing China market entry diligence for many large global enterprises seeking entry into China's growing Consumer Retail markets. At times, this included IP assessments for patent and copyright infringement. It was a nightmare in the past.

The current effort by CCP regulators to treat market research and standard risk assessments as criminal behavior is to be expected in the Xi era.

I view this as another nail in the developing coffin of US-China commercial relations.