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20:13, 29-Jun-2017
Beijing rubbishes EU allegation that China is a hub for fake products
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China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has labelled a recent European Union report as irresponsible for alleging that China is a major producer of fake goods.
In 2015, the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong "were the provenance of 86 percent of global counterfeiting and 396.5 billion US dollars worth of counterfeit goods," Europe's police agency and the EU Intelligence Property Office said in a detailed 74-page report.
The authenticity and objectivity of the data used in the report have to be further examined, said MOC spokesman Sun Jiwen on Thursday.
Destructing fake goods in Yan'an in northwest China's Shaanxi Province on March 14, 2017. /VCG Photo
Destructing fake goods in Yan'an in northwest China's Shaanxi Province on March 14, 2017. /VCG Photo
Sun explained, infringement and counterfeiting are global challenges due to market and supervision factors, adding that common efforts and cooperation of the international community is necessary. The MOC spokesman said that China has been enhancing governance on these issues and strengthening supervision on exports and imports.
A national campaign targeting the quality of exports made in China was launched in 2015. The country's customs authorities have dealt with over 4,600 cases of infringement of export products in the first four months of 2017.
Sun added that China will enhance efforts to address infringement and counterfeiting, especially on export products, and improve cross-border law enforcement cooperation, as well as the daily supervision of major fairs and commodity distribution centers.
(Source: Xinhua)
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