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US vs. China: pointless IPR-related WTO suit drags on

IPR at the WTO from China Business Times (中华工商时报).

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Breast feeding plummets; baby formula ads blamed

China’s Consumer Association recently issued a report on the market for infant formula in 30 Chinese cities. It found only a low percentage of moms who were exclusively feeding their newborns breast milk in the first 6 months. Nearly a … Continue reading

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Limited IPR relief for Nike, Adidas and Hollywood studios

Movie title or next step on IPR enforcement? The past two weeks have seen an interesting assortment of IPR developments. In a fresh installment of what seems to be the never-ending saga of the Silk Street market, enforcement authorities raided … Continue reading

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Stock cheat’s blog leads to calls for Internet regulation

Wang Xiujie, known online as ‘Pioneer Eldest Brother 777’ (带头大哥 777), is suspected of having used the Internet to provide illegal investment services

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China, US getting nowhere fast in the WTO

China “strikes hard” against counterfeits No news isn’t good news when it comes to the two IPR-related WTO cases that the US filed against China on April 11. According to WTO procedures, the parties were to have had 60 days … Continue reading

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Shanxi slaves and the Labor Contract Law

Zhang Xubo, whose legs were severed in a Shanxi “black” brick kiln in 2002 On Friday, June 29, the National People’s Congress voted to pass the Labor Contract Law. Media coverage, including articles in China Daily, The New York Times … Continue reading

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Wu Si on the intractable problem of forced labor

Wu Si (吴思) talks about the history of slaves working in mines and kilns over the last few centuries in China.

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