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terfeited goods and demanded that it give greater access to American copyrighted products that could pete with phony Chinese copies. But Karan Bhatia, a deputy United States trade representative, said these cases should be seen as a plement to, and not a substitute for, negotiations. He noted that the United States recently persuaded China to protect software from being pirated and won other concessions without litigating the matter with the World Trade Organization. Last week, a joint investigation between Chinese and United States law enforcement authorities resulted in the arrest of 25 people in China and the seizure of more than $500 million worth of counterfeit Microsoft and Symantec software that was being made there and distributed worldwide. We continue to monitor China39。 1 Friction over trade tests . China ties By Steven R. Weisman Published: Monday, July 30, 2020 A year after the United States began a highlevel strategic economic dialogue with China, the word dialogue hardly seems to apply. In the last eight months, the Bush administration has talked and talked and talked to China about economic issues. But it has also filed legal challenges over Chinese tariffs on auto parts, export subsidies and counterfeiting of videos and DVDs, and it is weighing possible punitive duties on a range of goods. The Chinese charge that the administration39。s pliance with its WTO obligations very carefully, Bhatia said. Where we have concerns, we talk to the Chinese. Hopefully dialogue will be successful. In a number of cases it has been successful. Paulson said that recently he discussed the increase in trade disputes in China at the White House with President George W. Bush. We both agreed that given the issues that e up, some of them very predictable, some not as predictable, we are fortunate to have the dialogue to keep this relationship on an even keel, Paulson said. Commerce and USTR have a job to do, he added, referring to the Office of the . Trade Representative.