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Ron Johnson: “They have to follow the WTO rules, which they don't, which…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

Republican Party of Wisconsin 2019 State Convention Interviews: U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson

Published May 21, 2019 | Video Starts at 22:11

And we do need China to start behaving. They have to stop stealing our intellectual property through cyber theft, through espionage, through the forced technology transfers. They have to follow the WTO rules, which they don't, which is why so many cases go against them. And so previous administrations have tried to to bring them into compliance without success. This apparently is what is required to bring them into compliance with the world trading regime. (22:11–22:16)

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Asserts that China does not follow WTO rules, leading to many cases against them.

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