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View allChina is under fire from the United States and other countries for forced technology transfers and intellectual property theft. The data on Chinese payments for the use of foreign intellectual property show payments have been rising and China is one of the top paying countries. This video is adapted from Nicholas R. Lardy’s blog post, “China: Forced Technology Transfer and Theft?”