Schumer Pushes for WTO Action on Chinese Trade Secret Theft
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman should launch a dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against China for state-sponsored trade secret theft on U.S. industry, said Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in a May 22 letter to Froman. A grand jury…
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in the Western District of Pennsylvania in recent days indicted five Chinese military officials accused of economic espionage on U.S. interests, including spying on attorney-client communications in trade litigation (see 14052008). “It is critical to the cyber security of American businesses that we have in place and take advantage of strong enforcement mechanisms to punish countries who sanction cyber-attacks,” said Schumer in the letter. “The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) requires each WTO member to protect trade secrets and Chinese policies that sanction cyber espionage are in clear violation of that agreement."