China’s Ministry of Commerce on Sunday made a statement on the EU's request for China to hand over its technology transfer measures to the WTO for a dispute settlement process.
On June 1, the EU initiated a WTO dispute settlement process, claiming that the technology transfer measures in China are inconsistent with the relevant provisions of the WTO rules such as the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).
A spokesperson from the Department of the Treaty and Law of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said that the Chinese government has always given priority to the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) and has taken effective measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of IPR holders.
China and the EU have established a mechanism for working on intellectual property rights. Effective communications have been conducted and positive results delivered in many areas under the cooperation mechanism.
China hopes that the EU will properly handle it according to the WTO dispute settlement procedures.
