CCP Continues to Steal Intellectual Property From US Firms in China: Ambassador Burns

Communist China wants to replace the United States ‘as the dominant country globally. ... We don’t want that to happen,’ says Mr. Burns.

U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns speaks during a climate finance roundtable discussion at the U.S. embassy in Beijing on July 8, 2023. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns says American firms face multiple challenges in China, particularly the lack of intellectual property (IP) protection.

In an appearance on CBS News’s “60 Minutes” aired on Feb. 25, Mr. Burns said IP challenges were one of the concerns he had heard from U.S. companies operating in China.