I am not sure how they would say no! If they “share” their trade secret algorithms, what else will they share? So be aware that if you interact with a Chinese organisation that information cannot be considered private anymore. Chinese internet giants hand algorithm data to government – BBC News
Log4j in China
Chinese regulator pauses partnership with Alibaba – BBC News Alibaba Cloud in trouble with Beijing for Log4J annoucement • The Register I found this video on YouTube that has a good in-depth description of the Log4j problem. It will keep you up speed with all the acronyms, shells, code etc.