How the U.S. Can Protect Corporate America’s Tech Secrets From China
There are specific measures that U.S. negotiators can pursue to slam the brakes on China’s IP theft
As representatives from the U.S. and China try to hammer out an agreement on trade, the White House is seeking to stop what it calls “forced technology transfer.” WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains.
After winding up three days of trade talks with China, U.S. negotiators said they pushed Beijing to implement structural reforms that would stop Chinese firms from prying technology away from their American rivals.
But this is easier said than done as Chinese manufacturers are skilled at making copycat products—and their efforts to catch up in automobiles, aviation, computer chips and other sectors have the full support of Beijing as it seeks technological parity with the U.S.
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