In a statement the EU’s antitrust chief Vestager said, the U.S.-European Union Trade and Technology Council, which was set up last year to strengthen strained transatlantic trade ties and help allied democracies better compete with China, will meet for the… Read More ›
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China not complying with intellectual property rights, EU launches WTO complaint
In a significant development the European Union has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against China saying that Chinese courts were preventing European companies from protecting their telecom technology patents. The European Commission filed the challenge on behalf… Read More ›
ASML considering taking legal action against Dongfang Jinguan over alleged intellectual property theft
Much like its denial of hacking attacks as alleged by various global law enforcement agencies and government, China’s Dongfang Jingyuan Electron, which makes software for chip manufacturing procedures, has denied reports of alleged IP theft from Dutch lithography giant ASML… Read More ›
Canada to join UK, US, Australia, EU in WTO trade dispute over Lithuania
Canada aims to join the the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia in the European Union’s dispute with China at the World Trade Organization over Beijing’s alleged trade curbs on Lithuania. “Canada is concerned by China’s recent trade actions… Read More ›
Somaliland shows the way on how to deal with Chinese bullying
In a statement the foreign minister of Somaliland said, Beijing will not be allowed to dictate who the country can have relations with; Somaliland is a sovereign nation and “born free”. Somaliland’s Foreign Minister Essa Kayd made the comments during… Read More ›
VW must understand the Chinse car market better to increase market share: works council chief Daniela Cavallo
With German automaker Volkswagen missing its electric vehicles sales target in China in 2021, the carmaker’s works council chief Daniela Cavallo has called on the company to get a deeper understanding of the Chinese car market in order to increase… Read More ›
DOJ charges Chinese company Hytera of stealing intellectual property of Motorola Solutions Inc
In a significant development, the U.S. Justice Department has charged Chinese telecommunications company Hytera of stealing mobile radio technology of an American company. The DOJ has charged Hytera of conspiring to steal US intellectual property of Motorola Solutions Inc. In a partially… Read More ›
Britain, Taiwan, Australia and the US to join EU in opposing China’s coercive trade practices against Lithuania at WTO
In a significant development, Britain is set to join the European Union, the United States and Australia in a trade case against China at the World Trade Organization over Beijing’s alleged trade curbs on Lithuania, in a move aimed at… Read More ›
US approves $100M sale of military equipment and services for Taiwan
In a statement the Pentagon said, it has approved a potential sale of military equipment and services worth $100 million to Taiwan to “sustain, maintain, and improve” its defense systems. In a statement, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency said,… Read More ›
Chinese state backed hacker group APT 27 targeting German companies: Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution
In a statement Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) said, China’s state backed hacking group APT 27 which since long is suspected of launching attacks on Western government agencies, is now targeting German companies in sectors… Read More ›