James Bacchus, Columnist

Cheating Isn’t Going to Help China Win

Skirting WTO rules will only slow the country’s technological drive.

July 12, 2018 at 6:00 PM EDT

A former chief judge for the World Trade Organization and former member of Congress, James Bacchus is an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute and professor of global affairs at the University of Central Florida. His latest book is "The Willing World: Shaping and Sharing a Sustainable Global Prosperity.”

Companies like Huawei benefit from competition. — Companies like Huawei benefit from competition.
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The chances of defusing a U.S.-China trade war seem bleak, so long as American complaints remain focused on China’s drive to dominate the industries of the future. The U.S. has justified concerns about the methods China has chosen to pursue its “Made in China 2025” industrial plans. China refuses to accept any curbs on an effort seen as crucial to its future economic vitality.

In fact, not only could China achieve its goals without resorting to dubious means. Arguably, that’s the only way to do so.

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