I think it would depend on who had more clout with the local government. That's almost always gonna be the local company, not the foreign one. Even very large f

I think it would depend on who had more clout with the local government. That's almost always gonna be the local company, not the foreign one. Even very large foreign companies are crapped on by Chinese partners now and then, because there just aren't going to be repercussions if the CEO's brother's also the local party man.