China considers legal changes on technology in face of U.S. pressure.
FILE - In this March 19, 2018, file photo, delegates look at their ballots during a plenary session of China's National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. In an unusual step, China’s ceremonial legislature is due to endorse a law meant to help end a bruising tariff war with Washington by discouraging officials from pressuring foreign companies to hand over technology.
A gathering of noncommunist groups held at the same time brightens Beijing’s drab winter, drawing tech billionaires, movie stars and ethnic minorities in distinctive traditional dress. Trump cited complaints Beijing steals or pressures companies to hand over technology when he slapped punitive tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese imports in July. Europe, Japan and other trading partners disapprove of the tariff hikes but echo U.S. complaints.
The congress opens Tuesday with an annual “work report” on government plans by Premier Li Keqiang, the No. 2 ruling party leader behind Xi and China’s top economic official. “I think the complaints have been reflected in the revision of the law,” said Citigroup economist Li-Gang Liu. It was unclear whether the vaguely worded measure would appease Trump. The American Embassy in Beijing said it had no comment.
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