RISC-V is definitely more palatable than ARM to China, high end or low end, because it is one less thing the United States can sanction China with. What remains

RISC-V is definitely more palatable than ARM to China, high end or low end, because it is one less thing the United States can sanction China with. What remains to be seen is how much influence China's preference for RISC-V can have on the world.