If read the article well, you will see that really nothing changes

> When in place, the new law would bar local governments from restricting market access for foreign firms and from forcing them to transfer technology.

> This will ensure foreign investors would enjoy the same privileges as Chinese companies in most sectors except those excluded on a “negative list”.

This is exactly how it is right now.

There are really not a single national law saying that somebody has to transfer technology to a joint venture partner.

The few cases of local provincial and subprovincial officials instating any extra requirements are just their "administrative creativity," and Beijing really doesn't mind humiliating local level officials some more few more times.