European Union Files WTO Complaint Against China on Unfair Intellectual Property Practices

European Union Files WTO Complaint Against China on Unfair Intellectual Property Practices
The sun rises at the World Trade Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on July 21, 2008. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Annie Wu
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The European Union announced on June 1 that it has launched a complaint against China to the World Trade Organization (WTO), citing Chinese policies that discriminate against foreign firms and force them to transfer proprietary technology.

In a press release, the European Commission explained that European firms operating in China—which are often forced to establish joint ventures with domestic companies in order to gain access to the Chinese market—have been made to transfer technology to their Chinese counterparts.
Annie Wu
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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