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Trump Administration to Step Up Pressure on China
Source: New York Times
Trump Administration to Step Up Pressure on China
By Glenn Thrush and Alan Rappeport
Dec. 11, 2018
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is planning a series of actions this week targeting China’s trade, cyber and economic policies, bringing together the work of a handful of federal agencies as part of a longer-term strategy to keep pressure on Beijing, according to senior administration officials.
The moves, which have been contemplated for months and are expected to be announced as early as Wednesday, stem from a growing concern within the administration that China will not easily change its practices — including what it says is a pattern of hacking into American companies and throwing up trade barriers to American goods.
The action was coordinated by Robert Lighthizer, the United States trade representative, and several other administration officials, who have grown frustrated with Beijing’s vague promises to make sweeping changes to its treatment of American intellectual property and technology transfer, and as-yet unfulfilled commitments to substantially increase purchases of American goods.
The Justice Department is preparing to announce the indictments of several hackers that the United States believes worked for the Chinese government and have targeted American companies for years, according to a government official briefed on the plan. Other actions this week could include new Commerce Department rules on imported Chinese semiconductors, and a possible revival of a long-shelved executive order intended to make it harder for Chinese companies to obtain telecommunications components, a senior American official with knowledge of the plans said.
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By Glenn Thrush and Alan Rappeport
Dec. 11, 2018
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is planning a series of actions this week targeting China’s trade, cyber and economic policies, bringing together the work of a handful of federal agencies as part of a longer-term strategy to keep pressure on Beijing, according to senior administration officials.
The moves, which have been contemplated for months and are expected to be announced as early as Wednesday, stem from a growing concern within the administration that China will not easily change its practices — including what it says is a pattern of hacking into American companies and throwing up trade barriers to American goods.
The action was coordinated by Robert Lighthizer, the United States trade representative, and several other administration officials, who have grown frustrated with Beijing’s vague promises to make sweeping changes to its treatment of American intellectual property and technology transfer, and as-yet unfulfilled commitments to substantially increase purchases of American goods.
The Justice Department is preparing to announce the indictments of several hackers that the United States believes worked for the Chinese government and have targeted American companies for years, according to a government official briefed on the plan. Other actions this week could include new Commerce Department rules on imported Chinese semiconductors, and a possible revival of a long-shelved executive order intended to make it harder for Chinese companies to obtain telecommunications components, a senior American official with knowledge of the plans said.
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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/us/politics/trump-china-trade.html
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