2007年5月21日星期一

IPR again listed as key China-U.S. trade concern


BAUCUS, COLLEAGUES CALL ON VICE PREMIER WU TO ADDRESS KEY U.S.-CHINA TRADE CONCERNS: Senators send letter in advance of Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade talks

In the letter, senators press Wu prepared to make meaningful commitments to "achieve significant, verifiable, and sustained reductions in piracy, counterfeiting, and other infringements of intellectual property rights (“IPR”), specifically ending the production of pirated optical discs and stepping up dramatically IPR enforcement at trade fairs" when she prepares for the JCCT meeting (中美商贸联委会).

In a recent interview, House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee (众议院筹款委员会)Chairman Charles Rangel, a New York Democrat, expressed that, "China has treated international standards so unfairly, manipulated their currency, dumped goods on (our) markets ... (and) stole our patents and copyrights." The frustration reflects the depth of pride and prejudice among many members of Congress.

How will the Iron Lady of China handle her trip to Washington and resolve the difficult issue?

On the WTO IPR dispute brought by US against China last month, Wu warned, at China High-level Forum on Intellectual Property Rights Protection 2007, the US action "will have an utterly negative impact and will inevitably badly damage bilateral intellectual property cooperation." "The Chinese government is extremely dissatisfied about this, but we will proactively respond according to the related WTO rules and see it through to the end."

话外音:推进中美贸易互利共赢。

后续:中美海关签署加强知识产权执法合作备忘录。

吴仪:中国公众知识产权保护意识明显提高。


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