> Monotype will have a much harder time trying to strongarm a PRC-based company if they decide to try this there

Monotype has a Chinese subsidiary [0] which has worked with Chinese champions like Tencent [1] and Alibaba [2].

As long as a foreign vs Chinese business dispute doesn't involve a national champion or a very politically connected Chinese firm (or the foreign company made a partnership with a politically connected partner) the dispute is somewhat fair.

While China's leadership is trying to build self-sufficiency, it is also still trying to attract foreign companies to China and prevent an FDI outflow [3], and that requires some level of impartiality in contract disputes. China is not as economically isolated as Russia is today - though even Russian authorities tend to only use the heavy hammer against American and European companies as can be seen with the continued operation of Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, and Indian firms in Russia despite the risk of sanctions.

[0] - https://cn.monotype-asia.com/contact-us

[1] - https://www.monotype.com/resources/case-studies/tencent-expa...

[2] - https://www.monotype.com/resources/case-studies/alibaba-grou...

[3] - https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/202507/content_7032625....