U.S. Officially Launches Investigation of China’s IP Practices
- Move comes less than week after Trump signed a memo on issue
- Chinese government has said it will defend its legal rights
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive prior to a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in July.
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U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer officially started a probe into China’s intellectual-property practices, less than a week after President Donald Trump asked him to consider the move.
The U.S. will investigate China’s policies and practices related to technology transfer, IP and innovation to determine if the behavior is “unreasonable or discriminatory” or restricts U.S. commerce, Lighthizer said Friday in a statement.