Sorry to veer into whataboutism wrt Apple and regions they operate in, but I'm curious about the hypothetical: What if China demanded Apple create a signed vers

Sorry to veer into whataboutism wrt Apple and regions they operate in, but I'm curious about the hypothetical: What if China demanded Apple create a signed version of the OS w/ the key bypass? Among other reasons for asking, one reason is to highlight that while the FBI were nefarious here, that Apple was able to fight it and publicly post that they disagreed without any repercussions makes me at least a bit happier about the process.