今天下午的消息:EU, Japan Join U.S. WTO Case Over China Tech (1:33 p.m.)
The European Union and Japan have asked to join the Trump administration’s World Trade Organization case over China’s alleged discriminatory technology licensing. The EU and Japan said they had a “substantial trade interest” in the U.S.-China dispute proceeding.
The Trump administration announced the launch of the the WTO case last week as part of its response to China’s alleged theft of U.S. intellectual property. U.S. President Trump signed an order last week proposing tariffs on about $50 billion worth of Chinese goods. China this week said it would strike back by imposing tariffs on the same amount of U.S. imports.
In the request, the EU said it exports high-tech products to China valued at 30 billion euros ($37 billion) and the aggregate value of EU direct investments into China total 180 billion euros. Japan said it is “one of the largest stakeholders in technology transfer to China” and Japanese nationals hold a significant amount of patent rights in China. |