The 600 Billion Dollar China IP Echo Chamber | China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China

The 600 Billion Dollar China IP Echo Chamber | China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China: “Most people use statistics the way a drunkard uses a lamp post, more for support than illumination.”  Mark Twain
by Mark Cohen
What are the losses due to “IP Theft” from China? On a recent trip to Washington, DC, I heard the range of $300 billion to $600 billion repeated from various sources without any critical gloss. These numbers have taken on a greater legitimacy than they likely deserve, in terms of capturing the scope of US concerns, the magnitude of the loss and shaping the Trump administration’s unilateral retaliation.