Washington, Dec 27 : The United States has issued a blistering attack on China for persistently breaching world trade rules and abuse of industrial secrets.

Washington has accused Beijing of failing to abide by treaty obligations.

The report accused Chinese officials of running rough-shod over foreign firms, forcing them to give up trade secrets in clear violation of WTO rules.

According to the Telegraph, US Trade Representative Ron Kirk said that China was still flouting World Trade Organisation rules 11 years after it first joined, misusing the complaints machinery for tit-for-tat retaliation.

He said that China's trade policies and practices in several specific areas cause particular concern for the United States.

The US has filed fifteen cases against China at the WTO, the most recent alleging unfair duties on US vehicles and car parts, the report said.

The report said the root problem is the `heavy state role in the economy' and the top-down structure of industial planning, though it noted `positive signs', the paper added. (ANI)