U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Vietnam must reduce nontariff trade barriers, improve intellectual property protections and align more closely with U.S. export controls before it can access high-tech U.S. equipment, Bloomberg reported on July 16. Vietnamese officials are holding another round of negotiations in Washington after talks became bogged down over market access, rules for determining whether goods are "transhipped" or made in Vietnam and measures against Chinese products rerouted through Vietnam.