In a race to establish new markets, many technology companies look to China as a significant opportunity for future growth. Fearing reliance on technology sourced from outside the country, China has placed limits on what may be purchased from the United States and other technology leaders, unless technical details regarding those innovative technologies are shared. As the federal governments works to reduce such trade barriers with China, IBM has faced criticism for acquiescing to Chinese demands to pair market access with divulging technology. This article in the New York Times shows how an American icon has plotted a course between the competing interests of revenue growth and intellectual property protection: