White House plans China trade crackdown Thursday

President Donald Trump is slated to outline the results of U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer’s investigation into allegations that China violates U.S. intellectual property rights by forcing American companies to transfer valuable technology to Beijing.

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Lighthizer’s office has determined that the United States loses at least $30 billion a year to China’s alleged forced technology transfers. As POLITICO reported last week, the administration is weighing a package of tariffs equivalent to that amount of Chinese imports or more.

Trump’s senior advisers have been debating which remedies to impose in response to the investigation for months, and they have drafted proposals for tariffs, investment restrictions and even visa limits aimed at China.

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