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China, US hold consultations on IPR protection

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-06-10 09:35

According to the Chinese mission to the WTO, the two-day consultations
could to some extent help clarify certain issues and contribute to better
communication between China and the United States.

However, it regrettably noted that the US had failed to correctly
understand China's legal system and basic concepts concerning IPR
protection.

On the other hand, the US, having spent long time preparing a lengthy
list of questions, left China only one week to respond to them, the
Chinese mission said.

"China hopes that the United States will take serious consideration of
the information that China has provided in the consultations in order to
correctly evaluate China's laws on IPR protection and make a right
decision for the next step," the Chinese mission said in a statement.

It also reiterated that China's IPR protection efforts are not only out
of the necessity of developing its own economy, but also constitute an
integral part of such efforts by the international community as a whole,
hence playing a positive role in enhancing global IPR protection.

As a developing country, China will further strengthen its IPR protection
endeavor.

According to the Chinese mission, from Tuesday to Wednesday, China and
the US also held consultations on issues involving the market access of
publications.

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