The short answer is that since RISC-V is open source, it's a bypass around all the IP restrictions that are coming from the US-China tradewar and all the Chines

The short answer is that since RISC-V is open source, it's a bypass around all the IP restrictions that are coming from the US-China tradewar and all the Chinese silicon companies want everything to be RISC-V yesterday and it's a strategic priority.