China readies measures against US amid trade spat

Washington

CHINA sought to stabilise the deteriorating trade relationship with the US, as the prospect of an investigation by the Trump administration on intellectual property raised the risk of tit-for-tat measures from Beijing.

US officials are gearing up to investigate China over what the administration perceives to be violations of intellectual property - a charge Beijing rebuffed on Thursday. Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng said that China pays "high attention" to intellectual property and wants to maintain good cooperation with the US.