Chinese vice premier calls for further cooperation with WIPO

Xinhua
27 Mar 2026, 21:45 GMT+10

BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) -- China is willing to strengthen friendly cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to achieve more results, Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang said in Beijing on Friday.

Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with Daren Tang, director general of the WIPO.

Ding said that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), China will continue to strengthen the protection and application of intellectual property rights, build China a country strong on intellectual property rights, better support high-level self-reliance in science and technology, and promote high-quality development.

China supports the WIPO in giving full play to its role as a multilateral platform and professional institution in providing more efficient and convenient services for global innovators, Ding added.

Speaking highly of China's intellectual property work, Tang said the WIPO is willing to deepen cooperation with China to improve the global intellectual property ecosystem, and better promote scientific and technological innovation and economic development.

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