Rubio, Warner bill would create White House office focused on Chinese IP theft, tech transfer policies

Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Friday announced a new bill that would establish a White House office focused on stemming the threat of intellectual property theft from China through forced technology transfers. The proposed Office of Critical Technologies and Security “would be directed to coordinate and consult with federal and state tech and telecom regulators, the private sector, nongovernmental experts and academic stakeholders, and key international partners and U.S. allies to ensure that every available tool...