The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released its annual Special 301 Report, expressing concerns about the slow pace of reforms in China and the implementation of amended intellectual property (IP) laws. Despite some positive developments, stakeholders continue to raise issues with technology transfer, trade secrets, counterfeiting, and online piracy. China has been designated as a ‘priority foreign country’ under the USTR’s Special 301 Report for most of the years since its inception in 1989.