China regrets US #39; request to set up WTO panel for IPR rift

China regrets that the United States requested the World Trade Organization (WTO) to set up a dispute settlement panel to solve the intellectual property rights (IPR) disputes between the two sides, said Wang Xinpei, spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce. 

Wang emphasized the Chinese government has always been firm in protecting IPR and tried to solve IPR protection problems through dialogues.  China has detailed and clarified problems raised by the U.S. and showed great sincerity.  China's laws regarding IPR protection are fully consistent with the TRIPS.  China is working on the U.S. request and will respond positively.

On August 13, the United States Trade Representative  requested the WTO to establish a dispute settlement panel regarding asserted China's deficiencies in intellectual property protection. (by Zhang Haizhi/Dou Xinying)

美就知识产权WTO争端申请设立专家组

中方商务部发言人发表谈话对此表示遗憾

本报讯　（记者张海志  窦新颖北京报道）商务部新闻发言人王新培日前发表谈话，对美方就中美知识产权问题向WTO争端解决机构提出了设立专家组的申请表示十分遗憾。

王新培表示，中国政府一直高度重视知识产权保护，并历来主张通过对话解决知识产权问题。在本案磋商阶段，中方对美所关注的大量问题进行了详细澄清，表现出了极大的诚意。中方认为，中国有关知识产权的立法完全符合TRIPS协议的要求。对美提出的有关申请，中方正认真予以研究，并将按照WTO有关规则，积极进行应对。

据悉，美国贸易代表办公室本月13日表示，美国政府已经要求世界贸易组织设立专家组，裁决其提出的中国保护知识产权不力的指控。