B. It’s inevitable. China’s advantage is structural.

Jacob Feldgoise and Matt Sheehan, “How U.S. Businesses View China’s Growing Influence in Tech Standards,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 12-23-2021,

The outsized role of government in China’s domestic economy and the government’s prioritization of standards both mean that China’s influence will continue to grow in international SDOs. More than half of the industry commenters believe that China’s domestic political system further incentivizes Chinese participation—beyond what market economics would achieve on their own. This is evidenced by programs at the local, provincial, and national levels that provide financial subsidies to Chinese companies for submitting standards applications to international SDOs.