I think the clause is there because China start to ask Tech company to open their source code if they want to do business there[0].<p>Which make me wonder, how do you distinguish between legitimate use of source code audit and the one that try to blatantly copy the source code?<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;spectrum.ieee.org&#x2F;tech-talk&#x2F;telecom&#x2F;security&#x2F;chinas-new-rules-ask-tech-firms-to-hand-over-source-code" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;spectrum.ieee.org&#x2F;tech-talk&#x2F;telecom&#x2F;security&#x2F;chinas-n...</a>