U.S. and Chinese business groups offered markedly different testimony Oct. 10 at a hearing that is part of a high-profile investigation into the impact on U.S. interests of intellectual property (IP) and technology policies in China. Stephen Ezell, vice president of global innovation policy at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, said China uses IP or technology transfer requirements as a condition for market access in industries such as aviation, autos, renewable energy, and high-speed rail. China's goal, he said, is to limit imports and replace them with domestic production.
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