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    11: Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components
    The Economy

    US Chipmakers Feel Pain When Wish Granted to Scrutinize China

    Feb. 4, 2019
    Record sales year tempered by slowdown in second half.
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    Leadership

    US Charges Huawei With Stealing Trade Secrets, Bank Fraud

    Jan. 29, 2019
    Employees offered bonuses to steal rival tech, prosecutors say.
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    Chinese Chipmaker to Appeal US Ban Over Alleged Secrets Theft

    Jan. 25, 2019
    Jinhua says in a statement it has abided by American laws.
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    The Economy

    Cisco CEO Warns Higher Tariffs Will Force Companies to Cut R&D

    Jan. 17, 2019
    U.S. companies will end up absorbing the costs of higher tariffs, Chuck Robbins said.
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    Leadership

    China Increases US Patent Holdings While IBM Keeps Top Spot

    Jan. 8, 2019
    Six of the top 10 recipients of patents are U.S. companies.
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    Innovation

    US Accuses China of Continuing IP Theft

    Nov. 21, 2018
    New report details intensifying cyber-attacks by Beijing.
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    The Economy

    EU Set to Tighten Rules on Foreign Investment to Fend Off China

    Nov. 19, 2018
    “All the world’s other powers have their own investment-screening systems. Only Europe doesn’t have such a tool.”
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    Innovation

    Lego Wins Intellectual Property Lawsuit in China

    Nov. 6, 2018
    Guangzhou Yuexiu District Court court agreed with Lego that local companies had copied its building blocks and miniature figures under the LEPIN brand.
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    The Economy

    US Asks WTO to Investigate China Over Intellectual Property Rights

    Oct. 19, 2018
    China “appears to be breaking WTO rules by denying foreign patent holders, including U.S. companies, basic patent rights to stop a Chinese entity from using the technology after...