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The Americans have accused the Chinese of, on the one hand, failing to open up their markets to books, music, video and movies, and on the other hand of not doing enough to protect and enforce copyrights and trademarks, reports John Foy of The Register, making reference to the US filing a complaint with the WTO (World Trade Organization) Monday.
Confucius say "You can't have your cake and eat it too"....or maybe it wasn't Confucius who said this. It sure is confusing though and perhaps the United States government can have its cake and eat it too.
China, whose economy has been exploding in recent years, is surely giving the cash-strapped United States something to worry about.
China has reacted angrily, state news agency Xinhua reported, with Tian Lipu, commissioner of the Intellectual Property Office, telling a conference: "It's not a sensible move for the US government to file such complaint."
Especially in light of the US government seemingly ignoring a decision handed down against it by the World Trade Organization two weeks ago regarding its "illegal online gambling law".
Xinhua claims that China has not wavered in going after piracy suspects. He Jiasheng of Wuhan University, helped add fuel to the fire by accusing the US of hypocrisy.
"The United States itself is not immune to piracy," the professor said. "A special US survey on piracy indicates its software industry alone loses US$3.2bn of profits a year to IPR violators."
US trade representative Susan Schwab insisted that piracy in China was costing US industry billions of dollars.
"Because bilateral dialogue has not resolved our concerns, we are taking the next step by requesting WTO consultations," she said. |
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发表于 2007-4-12 06:01
