The Trump-Biden Transition's Impact On China IP Enforcement Policy

Despite Donald Trump's assertions of election fraud, 2021 will see President Biden directing the US China trade and IP policy. Tea leaf readers will be looking for clues on what this means during the transition to Biden's Presidency.

Last month in December, the US President-elect told the New York Times about the US China Phase One Agreement agreed in early 2020, "I am not going to make any immediate moves, and the same applies to the tariffs. I am not going to prejudice my options" he told NY Times columnist Thomas Friedman. He will likely continue to pursue policies targeting China's "abusive practices" which includes "stealing intellectual property" among other matters. However, a more bipartisan approach with less confrontation will likely be on the table. Many believe that the switch from the cooperative Obama era to the America-first policies of Donald Trump will not