Whats so special about March 2018 ?

I keep reading about trade wars, stockpiling, cross government cooperations etc etc.… all to do with China and this mythical March date …  ?? Whats so special about March ?

Anyway after researching I came across this incase anyone else is interested …

"WTO case eyed over China’s forced technology transfers"

Japan, the United States and the European Union are considering jointly filing a case against China at the World Trade Organization over Chinese rules that effectively force foreign companies to transfer technologies to domestic firms.

The move is aimed at protecting the technologies and other intellectual property of companies that enter the Chinese market.

Japan, the United States and the European Union are working together to curb Chinese policies designed to aid its own companies in the massive domestic market.

The Japan-U.S.-EU side started full-fledged discussions on this issue in January and are preparing to jointly file the case as early as March. In 2012, Japan, the United States and the European Union jointly lodged a formal complaint against China over its restrictions on exports of rare earth metals and other materials, but this latest case would be the first to involve the technology transfer issue.

ref: http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0004248129