Excluding DMEPOS from Proposed Tariffs Background In March 2018, a report of the Trump Administration’s investigation on China concluded that China used several tactics to force technology transfers from US firms and conducted cyberattacks to gain valuable business information and trade secrets.  Section 301 gives the President and the US Trade Representative (USTR) broad authority to act against countries whose actions, policies, or practices unreasonably burden or restrict US commerce....

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