Trump Is Warned His Intellectual-Property Probe Risks a Trade War With China
- Chinese industry official cautions against unilateral action
- Executives spoke at hearing for U.S. trade investigation
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The Trump administration’s probe into China’s intellectual-property practices threatens to spark a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies, according to an official representing Chinese industry.
“We are quite confused and greatly concerned about the investigation,” said Chen Zhou of the China Chamber of International Commerce. Any decision by the administration to impose unilateral penalties on China “may trigger a trade war,” Chen said Tuesday at a hearing held by the U.S. Trade Representative’s office.