China, U.S.: What an Updated Section 301 Report Means for Trump's Trade War

MIN READNov 21, 2018 | 21:25 GMT

(Stratfor)

The White House's economic battle with Beijing shows no signs of slowing down. On Nov. 20, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer released an update to the U.S. report on Chinese intellectual property violations ahead of a Dec. 1 meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires. The report was part of the trade representative's section 301 investigation into Beijing's alleged trade infractions, which is the primary legal tool the White House has employed to hit Chinese goods with tariffs....