The Information Technology Industry Council, a high-tech lobbying group, recently passed over its top in-house Republican in naming its new president.

WSJ: Lobbyists Put Democrats Out Front as Winds Shift

John Engler, Dean Garfield and Gary Shapiro, the leaders, respectively, of the Business Roundtable, Information Technology Industry Council and Consumer Electronics Association, said to attract more investment, the United States needs a different legal regime.

FORBES: Want to Attract Jobs and Capital? Change U.S. Tax and Immigration Laws

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State Council Information Office, which regulate China's Internet industry, didn't respond to requests for comment.

WSJ: China's Internet 'Wall' Hits Business