China continues to clamp down hard on intellectual property violations as the country strives to be a center of innovation and creativity. And now it is also working to transform itself into a preferred forum for adjudicating those disputes. CGTN's Li Jianhua has more on China's achievements in intellectual property over the past years, and how it can secure those rights in the country and beyond.

China has witnessed much progress in clamping down on fake products over the past years.

"The number of counterfeit products in China, I think, is declining."

"The fake products in China, compared with ten years ago, are decreasing, thanks to the government's efforts in dealing with copycats."

Regardless, many copycat manufacturers are still out there -- violating intellectual property rights.

"I think more fake products can be found in the market. Communication in the past was not as developed as it is now. The rapid development of information sharing is contributing to fake product manufacturing."

Over the past five years, the number of cases on intellectual property rights hit over 810-thousand.

TAO KAIYUAN VICE PRESIDENT, CHINESE SUPREME COURT "Judging cases is the top priority of our job. There is a quota on how many cases we settle every year in China. For the Supreme Court, we shall settle at least 80 percent of the cases accepted, which is unique in the world. In the west, there is no completion lines for judicial cases at all."

China is often criticised for lacking sufficient protective measures in protecting intellectual property. And the presiding judge of the Supreme Court took issues with that.

SONG XIAOMING PRESIDING JUDGE, CHINESE SUPREME COURT "China joined many international conventions, and signed some memorandums about judicial cooperation with the international community. For one, China strictly follows the rules and regulations under these agreements. And, we stick to the rule that all parties' interests should be treated fairly. And all the judgements are uploaded on the internet."

Officials say the next step for China's Supreme Court is to turn itself into a trusted and preferred forum for judging intellectual property disputes.

LI JIANHUA BEIJING "Intellectual property is unavoidable in life. If you download a film or stream a song, or buy a brand name the wrong way, chances are you are violating intellectual property rights. And we'll see what the government will do in the future in this regard. LJH, CGTN, BEIJING."