International Law

U.S. Senators Play Politics With China IPR Issue

By Stan

Yes, I know. Not a shocking headline. Of course politicians will use the issue of China intellectual property enforcement to their advantage. Nothing new there. However, when you see a transparent attempt to do so laid bare for the public to consider, well, it behooves this lowly blogger to stand up and say something.

Here are the basic facts from The Hill:

Top lawmakers on the Senate Finance Committee are asking federal trade officials to investigate China’s “rampant theft” of Americans’ intellectual property.

In a letter sent Monday to the International Trade Commission, both committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) their concerns that China’s lax enforcement of copyright protections has harmed “American competitiveness.”

To be specific, this letter was sent by Baucus and Grassley on April 16, just a week ago. My first reaction was a question: “What recently happened with China IP infringement to engender such a response?”

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Post tags: charles grassley, department of commerce, government procurement, indigenous innovation, max baucus, Special 301, U.S. Congress, United States Trade Representative, USTR

Full post as published by China Hearsay on April 26, 2010 (boomark / email).