US President Donald Trump’s intensified crackdown on IP theft has stoked fears that racial discrimination is being used to prosecute Chinese scientists unfairly. Photo: AP
US-China tech war shrouded by ‘new red scare’ as Donald Trump cracks down on IP theft
- More federal cases have been filed against Chinese firms since the US launched its initiative to combat intellectual property theft and economic espionage
- Lawyers and Chinese scientists fear that prosecution is increasingly racially charged
US President Donald Trump’s intensified crackdown on IP theft has stoked fears that racial discrimination is being used to prosecute Chinese scientists unfairly. Photo: AP