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From today's WaPo:
BEIJING, Nov. 14 -- Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez said Tuesday that he is telling concerned Chinese officials that the best way to avoid trade restrictions from the new Democratic-controlled Congress is to act swiftly on U.S. complaints about brand pirating and market access.
"We don't want to give anyone the justification for protectionist trade policies, which we think would be a big mistake," Gutierrez said in an interview at a U.S.-sponsored roundtable on intellectual property rights. And from the AGIP News:
14/11/2006 13:10 GMT
China and US Agree to Strengthen IP Protection
SUZHOU CITY - Senior officials from China and the United States have agreed to strengthen co-operation on intellectual property protection, a press release by State Intellectual property Office (SIPO) stated.
“China attaches great importance to the United States' experiences in intellectual property protection and would like to learn from its advanced technological management measures on combating internet piracy,” said Liu Binjie, deputy director of the State Press and Publication Administration.
posted by James DeLong @ 9:26 AM | International
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