The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has called on the U.S. government to relax export controls, including those applied to water treatment equipment. That could provide a route to increase exports as part of the 100 day program agreed by President Xi and President Trump. Such a move would need significant updates to existing intellectual property policies to deliver though. Panjiva data shows U.S, water treatment equipment exports fell 9% on a year earlier in the past quarter, and have seen little growth since 2011. Shipments to China are currently only 14% of the total, while water qual...