12月3日早间英文播报：Xi stresses strengthening IPR protection

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Related work significant to high-qualitygrowth, he says at Party study session

XiJinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee,stressed on Monday the importance of intellectual property rights protection topromote innovation throughout society.

At agroup study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Xisaid that IPR protection work has great significance for modernization of thegovernance system and governance capacity.

IPRprotection work is of great importance to the country's high-quality growth,the people's happiness, the country's opening-up and national security, hesaid.

Xi urgedthe strengthening of IPR protection work with a strategic perspective topromote the building of a modern economic system and the establishment of thenew development paradigm.

YiJiming, a professor at Peking University Law School, delivered a speech at themeeting and put forward some suggestions.

Innovationis the major driving force to promote development, Xi said, adding thatinnovation could be promoted through enhancing the protection of IPR.

Ablueprint for the country's development in the next five years and beyond,which was adopted at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee ofthe CPC in October, has made specific requirements for IPR protection.

China isbecoming a major creator of IPR, Xi said, adding that the nation's IPR creationis developing in the direction of high-quality growth.

He urgedofficials to have a clear understanding of the country's IPR protection workand raise awareness of the importance of IPR protection.

Since theParty's 18th National Congress in November 2012, the CPC Central Committee hasattached greater importance to IPR protection work, taken a number of measuresto deepen reform, and punished IPR infringement, Xi said.

Upholdinga development path with Chinese characteristics, China has made historic achievementsin IPR protection, and the whole of society has a greater awareness of IPRprotection, he said.

Xistressed the importance of strengthening top-level design of IPR protectionwork, saying that the authorities should plan for the nation's IPR protectionduring the period of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25).

Thecreation of independent IPR in key areas should be strengthened, he noted.

Relatedlaws and regulations on IPR protection should be improved, and grave cases ofIPR infringement must be punished in accordance with the law, he said.Legislation in the fields of geographical indications and business secretsshould be strengthened, he added.

Xi calledfor the use of multiple methods, including laws, administrative power, andeconomic and social management, to improve the IPR protection system.

Work toensure IPR protection and fair competition and to safeguard against monopoliesshould be coordinated in order to promote the orderly flow of innovativefactors, he said.

He urgeddeepened reform of the IPR protection system, the improvement of IPR protectionin new industrial areas including big data, artificial intelligence and genetictechnology, and the drawing up of rules to protect traditional culture andknowledge.

Internationalcooperation and competition on IPR should be coordinated, and IPR cooperationwith Belt and Road countries should be deepened, he said.

Xi calledfor strengthening the development and protection of core technologies that arekey to national security. The export of IPR related to national security mustbe managed in line with the law, he said.

Xiinstructed Party committees and governments at all levels to fulfill theirresponsibilities to strengthen IPR protection work and fight against IPRinfringement activities.

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记者：安百杰

播报：Jocelyn Eikenburg

音频编辑：万月英

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