Trade Groups Urge US to Push Against Chinese Regulations

United States trade groups gave the Chinese government an earful about new policies that could hamper the ability of major technology multinationals to do business in China. Now, the other shoe has dropped. In a letter addressed to key United States officials -- including Secretary of State John Kerry, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker -- 17 trade groups headlined by the United States Chamber of Commerce urged the government to push back against the Chinese policies.

The letter called for the United States government to take “immediate action to work with Chinese officials to reverse an alarming number of troubling, new Chinese government policies impacting the information and communications technology (ICT) sector.” The frustration felt by American companies shows how they find themselves in the middle of a deepening conflict between China and the United States over online security and technology policy.