This move was very puzzling to me, in light of Trump's trade tactics. Especially, of his accusations that China "steals" American technology. So, given this,

This move was very puzzling to me, in light of Trump's trade tactics. Especially, of his accusations that China "steals" American technology. So, given this, why would any new American company, choose to enter into a 51/49 partnership with China? Where China has the majority share, and where the American company must share with their Chinese partner, all the system processes, techniques, and new technology of their product. This is just adding fuel to the fire, and the resentment that Americans have of the Chinese people. Here, the American company is willingly entering into such a business agreement. The Chinese side is not holding a gun to the American company's head. For the Chinese side, they are investing a lot of money into this research project, to fund this hare-brained idea. So, there is a lot of risk on their part, that nothing will emerge from this. The alternative, is that the American company can just choose not to do it. Don't accept the money. Go it alone. Don't enter the Chinese market. The rest of the world is a huge playground as it is.