China is threatening U.S. market share in various industries by engaging in unfair trade practices, and U.S. policy responses so far have been ineffective or insufficient to mitigate the economic damage. But Congress can turn the tables by reforming a century-old law to make subverting trade rules less profitable.

ITIF Proposes Barring Imports When China Subverts Trade Rules 

Despite over a decade of policy debates and changes, the United States is still in dire need of tools to limit China’s ability to profit from industrial predation.

A Reformed Section 337 Is the Tool for USTR to Mitigate China’s Unfair Trade Practices

A Reformed Section 337 Is the Tool for USTR to Mitigate China's Unfair Trade Practices

In testimony before the House Oversight Subcommittee on Information Technology, Rob Atkinson stated that there are steps Congress should take to help roll back Chinese innovation mercantilism and ensure the United States remains the world leader in technology and innovation.

Testimony Before House Oversight IT Subcommittee on Ensuring America Remains the World Leader in Technology and Innovation

Congress should expand Section 337 of the 1930 Tariff Act to better address unfair trade practices that China uses to capture market share in advanced industries at America’s expense. When China violates global rules or norms to benefit particular firms, they should be denied access to the U.S. market.

Congress Needs to Allow Vigorous USITC Enforcement Against Unfair Trade Practices

Watch ITIF's briefing event featuring Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and an expert panel of current and former U.S. trade officials who discussed how to limit China’s ability to profit from its predatory trade practices.

How Updating a Century-Old Trade Law Could Limit China’s Ability to Profit From Unfair Trade Practices 

A leading technology think tank says Congress should revamp the Section 337 statute, which is used primarily for intellectual property disputes, to allow the U.S. International Trade Commission to ban imports of Chinese goods made by companies that have been given an unfair advantage by the Chinese government.

No Thaw In Tariffs After U.S.-China Meetings

In an op-ed for RealClearPolicy, ITIF’s Stephen Ezell outlines ten alternatives to tariffs that would roll back China’s unfair trade practices.

Tariffs Won’t Stop China’s Mercantilism. Here Are 10 Alternatives.

Tariffs Won't Stop China's Mercantilism. Here Are 10 Alternatives.

The growing array of mercantilist trade policies that nations have enacted to unfairly disadvantage foreign – including U.S. – technology products.

Testimony Before the Senate Finance Committee on Combating Unfair Trade Practices in the Innovation Economy

Pushing Back on Unfair Chinese Trade Practices Is Critical Not Just to Protect U.S. Interests, but Also to Defend the Integrity of the Global Trading System, Says ITIF

To Do: Allow the US International Trade Commission to Impose Exclusion Orders

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