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U.S. Trade-Secret Theft Prosecutions Target China and Are on the Rise

The U.S. and China are in the midst of an escalating trade war and the DOJ has been prosecuting trade misappropriation cases against China with notable vigor as of late.

5 minute read December 01, 2018 at 12:05 AM
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Phillip Bantz
U.S. Trade-Secret Theft Prosecutions Target China and Are on the Rise

A lot can change in three years. Back in 2015, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping stood in the Rose Garden and announced to the world that they had reached an agreement to end state-sponsored cyberattacks to steal trade secrets.

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