Donald Trump is set to launch his first major trade action targeted at China on Monday by ordering his top trade negotiator to begin an investigation into intellectual property rules that Beijing uses to force foreign investors to turn over valuable technologies.
The move, which comes as the US continues to push China to do more to pressure neighbouring North Korea to abandon its nuclear programme, marks a significant turn in the Trump administration’s approach to China and is bound to increase trade tension between the world’s two largest economies.
It is also likely to win backing from Congress and a large swath of the US business community that has long complained about Chinese IP rules.
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