Annual USTR Report Blasts China Insurance Reg; Pharmaceutical Policies

The latest annual report by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on China's compliance with its World Trade Organization obligations cites a draft insurance regulation issued in October as one of the latest examples of a trend in 2015 where China has moved toward information and communications technology (ICT) policies that USTR says discriminate against foreign firms under the guise of national security. The report, released on Dec. 23, also criticized a guideline document issued by the Chinese State...