Rogue state. Imagine if China had done this to a US company.
US companies have to play ball in China in all kinds of interesting ways, as a matter of fact...
The U.S. was able to do this to a Hong Kong company only because it had an agreement with Chinese authorities (specifically, in Hong Kong as it is economically separate from the rest of the mainland) to do so.
I'm curious. Can you can name a few examples?
There are many more; the common thread is usually that these companies are competing with Chinese companies.
I would be very surprised if they do not at some point expect the favour to be repaid.