US lost leverage against China when it pulled out of TPP
Any discussion of the sweeping new tariffs that the Trump administration imposed on Chinese imports last week should start by acknowledging that Washington needed to respond to China's violations of intellectual property rights, including its attempts to obtain technology and trade secrets by forcing American companies to hand them over in exchange for access to Chinese markets.
Hence, the Trump administration does have legitimate complaints against Beijing with respect to intellectual property, forced te…
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