Chinese President Xi Jinping called on officials to step up intellectual property rights protection from a “national strategy” perspective, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Protecting intellectual property is key to China’s opening up, national security and quality development, the report said, citing an article by Xi to be published Feb. 1 by Qiushi magazine.
Xi said officials should be aware of shortcomings in intellectual property protection and implement deep reforms in the sector, the Xinhua report said.
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