LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- An official from Singapore was nominated Wednesday to lead the World Intellectual Property Organization after U.S. lobbying against a Chinese candidate.
Singaporean receives nod as WIPO director general after heavy lobbying

WIPO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The U.S. blocked a Chinese candidate from heading the intellectual property organization. © Reuters
LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- An official from Singapore was nominated Wednesday to lead the World Intellectual Property Organization after U.S. lobbying against a Chinese candidate.