Popular American brands in China (46 images)

A newly-built Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) outlet sits within 100 yards of a culturally protected Tibetan buddhism temple, the Yonghegong Lama Temple, in Beijing on January 2, 2013. UPI/Stephen Shaver

A Chinese 'knock-off' of Nabisco's Ritz Crackers has nearly the identical packaging of Nabisco's Ritz Crackers and is sold at a store in Beijing on November 9, 2015. American companies' intellectual property rights (IPR), trademarks and copyrights stolen or counterfeited by Chinese companies remains a major trade and diplomatic issue between the two largest economies in the world. Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI

Chinese pose for photos next to Walt Disney's Snow White figurines at a mall in Beijing on September 24, 2015. Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting the United States as his country's economy recovers from taking a beating last month, which has alarmed American economists. One of the top issues the United States has claimed against China is intellectual property rights and copycat infringements on U.S. goods. Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI

A Chinese teenager works at a Burger King in Beijing on November 21, 2016. Burger King hopes that China's $29 billion fast food market will become its largest growth market worldwide. Like McDonald's, Burger King has become a symbol of globalization and the spread of the American way of life in China. Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI