U.S.-China Rivalry Spills Into Geneva Vote on Obscure UN Agency

  • UN intellectual property agency to elect new director general
  • Washington and Beijing tussle over Chinese candidate for role
United Nations headquarters in New York.Photographer: John Moore/Getty Images
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The latest skirmish between the U.S. and China culminates this week in Geneva, where members of the United Nations agency for intellectual property are set to pick a new director.