China Cyber Charges: Take Beijing to the WTO Instead
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The criminal indictment of five People Liberation Army officers for hacking into the computers of six U.S. companies for economic espionage to steal trade secrets and sensitive information sends a message but the bite has no teeth. The better way to hold China accountable is to take them to a World Trade Organization panel, which could issue a ruling that deals Chinese cyber piracy a telling blow.
The TRIPS Agreement (Trade Related-Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) provides specific p...
