{"id":1954,"date":"2018-11-23T16:19:09","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T16:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackopspartners.com\/?p=1954"},"modified":"2018-11-23T16:19:09","modified_gmt":"2018-11-23T16:19:09","slug":"the-white-house-update-concerning-chinas-acts-policies-and-practices-related-to-technology-transfer-intellectual-property-and-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackopspartners.com\/the-white-house-update-concerning-chinas-acts-policies-and-practices-related-to-technology-transfer-intellectual-property-and-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"The White House: Update Concerning China”s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property and Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"
On August 14, 2017, the President instructed the U.S. Trade Representative to determine under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 19741<\/sup> whether to investigate China\u2019s laws, policies, practices, or actions that may be unreasonable or discriminatory and that may be harming American intellectual property rights, innovation, or technology development.2<\/sup> On August 18, 2017, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) initiated a Section 301 investigation of China\u2019s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation.3<\/sup> On the date of initiation, USTR requested consultations with the Government of China concerning the issues under investigation.4<\/sup> Instead of accepting the request, China\u2019s Ministry of Commerce expressed \u201cstrong dissatisfaction\u201d with the United States and decried the investigation as \u201cirresponsible\u201d and \u201cnot objective.\u201d5<\/sup><\/p>\n On March 22, 2018, USTR issued the Findings of the Investigation into China\u2019s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (the \u201cSection 301 Report\u201d).6<\/sup> Based on this report, USTR determined the following Chinese actions are unreasonable or discriminatory and burden or restrict U.S. commerce:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n