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Chinese IP theft costs US $300bn a year, says report

Danny Palmer

23 May 2013 • 1 min read

The Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property urges stronger action to be taken

Intellectual property theft, predominantly by Chinese computer hackers, costs the US economy $300bn (£200bn) a year and must be treated as seriously as terrorism. That's according to The Commiss...

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