Well, you know, free market etc.
The world we live in is far from free market, for everything from solar panels to textiles [0].
A really obvious place in which one might actually want the opposite of a free market is in military tech.
Exporting the tech behind a computer that'll presumably be used for mostly military purposes is something that could be expected to be frowned upon in certain circumstances.
[0] - http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-launches-new-trade-challenge...
But still be the main sponsor of various terrorist organizations.
However, that's a different story. The thing that is upsetting here though it is that this is about a country with a legit, well-respected government, that is not known for violent anti-Americanism, etc. Oh and the population-wise biggest country in the world, often considered the only competitor to the US.
I think that's a big deal.