Turkey can go and screw themselves. They are in no position to demand technology from China. Erdogan and his government are two-headed snakes anyway. Nobody really trust these backstabbers these days. Ask Russia, Iran, and the Palestinians.
This thing about trying to bully Chinese companies is not just Turkey's problem. Even Malaysia tried to turn BYDs investment into a fiasco. The Malaysian government imposed a last minute condition on BYD. Which is that 80% of it's production in Malaysia are to be exported while the 20% that is sold locally is priced at a minimum of RM100k or about USD25k. This minimum price means that the cheapest BYD will be priced out of the budget Malaysian EV market. Which happens to be dominated by Proton a local company owned by Geely. So this move looks both protectionist and ironically stupid at the same time.
This is India-level BS. They are trying to dictate to BYD what to do with it's potential factory in Malaysia and how they are gonna sell their vehicles.
They are threatening BYD and other Chinese EV makers with crazy import duties and taxes if they directly export CBUs to Malaysia. Rumours are, that if the taxes were implemented, an average Chinese CBU could cost around RM200k or about USD50k. This is the kind of price people pay for entry-level BMWs or Mercedes. No such conditions for Malaysian, Japanese, and European brands with operating assembly plants in Malaysia. This reeks of protectionism and trade coercion.
It seems that many small and medium countries perceive China's generosity as a weakness. They have more respect for theor former colonial powers than for a country that had never hurt them. The A-hole Philippines Defence Minister, have said that Chinese aid during the Iran War oil shortage is received, but with suspicion and without thanks. Then he embraces Japan who had butchered thousands of his people in WW2. There were also other sleazy demands by Indonesia and Congo for China to build their minerals refining industry for free. Why didn't they demand their former colonizers for those?
China needs to be firm with these nations, and treat them with a purely transactional relationship. Who are you to demand that China hand over money and technology, and then you can still push China around? What? Because you can threaten to run to the Japanese and the West if China refuses? Please go ahead! You live and die by your stupidity. These nations need to be taught a lesson in humility.
