Direction: In the question given below, a short paragraph is given. Select the answer choice that provides the combination of sentences that completes the passage that is contextually most correct as they are in the options.

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Q. On the surface, United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer appears to have made an ironclad case against China in his report. ____________________ . It has quickly been accepted as foundational evidence in support of the tariffs and other punitive trade measures that President Donald Trump’s administration has initiated against China in recent months. It is powerful ammunition in a potential trade war. But don’t be fooled. The report is wide off the mark in several
key areas. First, it accuses China of “forced technology transfer,” arguing that US companies must turn over the blueprints of proprietary technologies and operating systems in order to do business in China. ____________________ .

• (A). 1. The USTR’s indictment of China on charges of unfair trading practices regarding technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation seems both urgent and compelling.
  2. This transfer is alleged to take place within the structure of joint-venture arrangements with domestic counterparts in China.
• (B). 1. Portraying US companies as innocent victims of Chinese pressure is certainly at odds with the predatory practices of the US corporate world.
  2. Significantly, US and other multinational corporations willingly enter into legally-negotiated arrangements for commercially sound reasons.
• (C). 1. For the USTR to claim that China alone relies on industrial policy as a means towards achieving competitive edge is the height of hypocrisy
  2. Like the rest of the world, the Chinese are tough competitors, and they do not always play by the rules.
• (D). Both A and C