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At the regular press conference held by the Ministry of Commerce on February 9, press spokesman Shu Jueting responded to the reporter's questions about Sino-US international trade and trade.

In response to the question "The Biden government has stopped approving the licenses of American companies to export most of their products to China, including 4G, Wi-Fi6, Wi-Fi7, AI and high-performance computing and cloud computing products", Shu Jue-ting said that China has always opposed the United States' extensive national security concept, violated the principles of market economy and international trade and economic rules, and unjustifiably imposed sanctions on Chinese enterprises, It endangers the stability of global industrial chain supply chain and global technological innovation. China will resolutely safeguard the legitimate and legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.

In addition, it is reported that the United States recently reached an agreement with Japan and the Netherlands to restrict the export to China of equipment needed for manufacturing advanced semiconductors. In response, Shu Jue-ting pointed out that in recent years, the United States has continuously generalized the concept of national security, abused export control measures, coerced other countries to adopt trade protection practices, hindered the normal international trade of semiconductors and other products, threatened the stability of the global industrial chain supply chain, and damaged the interests of world peace and development. China firmly opposes this.

Shu Jue-ting further said that on the issue of semiconductor trade between China and Japan and the Netherlands, China hopes that relevant parties will abide by international economic and trade rules, fulfill their obligations under WTO rules, and maintain the normal international trade of semiconductors and other products. China is willing to work with all parties to maintain the stability of the global industrial chain supply chain.

In response to the "2022 Counterfeit and Pirate Reputation Market Assessment" recently released by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, Shu Jue-ting said that China had taken note of the so-called "Reputation Market" list recently released by the United States. China believes that the information cited in the report has not been investigated and verified, and the conclusion is not objective and fair. The United States listed some Chinese international trade enterprises and markets, but claimed that "the list does not identify illegal acts, nor does it reflect the analysis of the United States government on the overall intellectual property protection and law enforcement environment of relevant countries", which is very unprofessional and irresponsible. China firmly opposes this.

Shu Jueting said that the Chinese government attaches great importance to the protection of intellectual property rights, constantly improving the legislative system, improving the efficiency of law enforcement, guiding industry self-discipline, and resolutely punishing infringement according to law. The Chinese government has made remarkable achievements in intellectual property protection. According to the 2022 Global Innovation Index Report released by the World Intellectual Property Organization, China ranks 11th, and its overall ranking has maintained an upward trend for seven consecutive years.

"Protecting intellectual property rights and combating infringement and counterfeiting are common challenges faced by all countries in the world. Especially in the era of rapid development of new technologies such as the Internet, combating infringement and counterfeiting requires all countries to work together. China is willing to continue to strengthen cooperation in intellectual property protection with all countries and jointly create a fair competitive business environment for global enterprises." Shu Jue-ting stressed.