Briefly discuss the findings of the U.S. Department of Commerce in 2018 that the Chinese government had engaged in unfair policies and practices involving U.S. intellectual property.

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POSSIBLE RESPONSE: In its investigation, the U.S. Department of Commerce found that the Chinese government had engaged in a range of unfair policies and practices toward U.S. intellectual property such as patents, copyrights, and trade secrets. These unfair policies and practices included the Chinese government's requirement that U.S. companies enter into joint ventures, making direct investment in China. That leads to forced transfer of technology and other intellectual property to their Chinese partners. The Chinese government was also found to require prior approval of U.S. companies' direct investment in China as another way to force such transfers. The Chinese government also directed its companies to use their foreign direct investment to obtain foreign technology and other intellectual property.