The Semiconductor Industry Association is calling on the Chinese government to drop its proprietary Wi-Fi encryption mechanism: The Chinese government recently said that only products that comply with its own encryption scheme will be allowed in China and foreign companies can only make gear based on the standard in partnership with handpicked Chinese firms that are privy to the encryption technology. I've noticed that recent pleas from foreign companies or groups to the Chinese government tend to focus on why a Chinese standard would hurt the Chinese market. They argue that the Chinese IT industry will slow because Chinese firms won't be able to access innovations made by companies around the world because they'll be required to stick to their own unique standard. Maybe groups like the Semiconductor Industry Association figure China doesn't care if its plan hurts foreign companies but that it might care if its plan hinders its own companies.
We've been following developments on this issue and you can read some recent news about the likelihood of a formal WTO complaint here.