China has significantly boosted the commercialization of patents, with the industrialization rate of enterprise invention patents in the country jumping from 44.9 percent in 2020 to 53.3 percent in 2024, according to the country's top intellectual property (IP) official on Thursday.
Shen Changyu, head of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, unveiled the data at a press conference, where he presented achievements in intellectual property (IP) during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) and responded to questions from the media.
"China has made notable progress in the utilization of intellectual property (IP). A dedicated campaign to promote the transformation and commercialization of patents has successfully driven a large number of patents into practical application and industrialization. As a result, the industrialization rate of enterprise invention patents increased from 44.9 percent in 2020 to 53.3 percent in 2024. The added value of patent-intensive industries rose from 11.97 percent of GDP in 2020 to 13.04 percent in 2023. Meanwhile, the total annual import and export volume of IP royalties expanded from 319.44 billion yuan (44.5 billion U.S. dollars) in 2020 to 398.71 billion yuan in 2024, with an average annual growth rate of 5.7 percent," the official said.
The administration's data also indicates that Chinese inventors are patenting their creations at a rate that rivals countries around the world, including in key emerging sectors.
"China's application volumes under major international IP systems, including the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), the Madrid System for international trademarks, and the Hague System for industrial designs, have climbed to the top ranks globally. The country has also secured a substantial number of core technology patents in sectors such as artificial intelligence, information and communications, new energy vehicles, quantum technology, biopharmaceuticals, and photovoltaics. These achievements have provided strong support for advancing scientific and technological self-reliance and developing new quality productive forces," said Shen.
Invention patents increasingly drive China's industrial upgrading: IP official
China is willing to provide humanitarian assistance to Cambodia to help resettle displaced people in border areas, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday in Yuxi, southwest China's Yunnan Province.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during a meeting with Prak Sokhonn, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Following the signing of a joint statement agreeing to a ceasefire, the Cambodian and Thai foreign ministers are leading delegations meeting in Yunnan from Dec. 28 to 29 at Wang's invitation.
China has been closely following the tense situation on the Cambodia-Thailand border and remains committed to facilitating peace through talks, Wang said, adding that China congratulates both sides on reaching a ceasefire agreement.
The ceasefire marks the beginning of peacebuilding, Wang said, calling on the two sides to proceed in a phased and measured approach to promote a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire, restore normal interactions, rebuild mutual trust, achieve turnaround in bilateral relations, and uphold peace and stability in the region.
He said that both countries can make good use of this face-to-face opportunity for diplomatic and military representatives to engage in dialogue and communication in a flexible manner, enhance mutual understanding, and build mutual trust. He also expressed hope that all sides would jointly send a message of peace from Yunnan, reach a consensus on peace, and demonstrate prospects for peace.
China supports ASEAN in playing its due role and stands ready to provide assistance to the ASEAN observation mission in monitoring the ceasefire, Wang said.
He added that China also hopes Cambodia will continue to enhance protection for Chinese citizens and projects in the country.
Cambodia highly values China's positive role in mediating the conflict, said Prak Sokhonn, citing the informal tea gathering among the foreign ministers of Cambodia, China and Thailand in Anning, Yunnan Province, as well as shuttle diplomacy conducted by China's special envoy.
Thanks to the joint efforts of China and other parties, Cambodia and Thailand were able to convene a meeting of the Joint Boundary Commission, and their militaries signed a ceasefire agreement, he said.
Sokhonn said Cambodia is ready to work with Thailand to fully implement the ceasefire agreement, make full use of existing dialogue mechanisms, and steadily build mutual trust between the two countries and their armed forces.
These steps, he noted, are vital to restoring bilateral exchanges, normalizing relations, and resolving the boundary issue at an early date.
Cambodia hopes for the early arrival of peace and expects the trilateral meeting to help rebuild lasting stability, he said.
The two sides also exchanged views on China-Cambodia relations, agreeing that under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, positive progress has been made in building an all-weather Cambodia-China community with a shared future in the new era.
The Cambodian side expressed gratitude for China's support and assistance to its development, describing China as its most reliable and trusted partner. It reaffirmed its adherence to the one-China principle, its opposition to Taiwan secessionism, and its support for China's reunification cause.
China will deliver humanitarian aid to Cambodia for displaced people along border: Chinese FM
