Chinese vice premier calls for further cooperation with WIPO

China is willing to further strengthen friendly cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to achieve more practical results, Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang said in Beijing on Friday.

Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with Daren Tang, director general of the WIPO.

Ding said that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), China will continue to strengthen the protection and application of intellectual property rights, build China a country strong on intellectual property rights, better support high-level self-reliance in science and technology, and promote high-quality development.

China supports the WIPO in giving full play to its role as a multilateral platform and professional institution in providing more efficient and convenient services for global innovators, Ding added.

Speaking highly of China's intellectual property work, Tang said the WIPO is willing to deepen cooperation with China to improve the global intellectual property ecosystem, and better promote scientific and technological innovation and economic development.

Chinese vice premier calls for further cooperation with WIPO

The Tianjin Lingang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, the fifth of its kind in north China's Tianjin Municipality, officially launched closed customs operations on Friday.

Under the supervision of the Tianjin Lingang Customs, two transport vehicles carrying vibrating screens passed through the checkpoint and entered the bonded zone, marking the first bonded transaction completed there.

Approved by the State Council in June 2023, the Lingang Comprehensive Bonded Zone covers a planned area of 5.56 square kilometers. It is Tianjin's first customs special supervision area designed with a focus on marine economy.

With the start of closed customs operations, enterprises inside the bonded zone are eligible for a range of preferential tax policies.

Tianjin Customs has also introduced measures to facilitate customs clearance, further smoothing foreign trade logistics channels and supporting Tianjin's higher-level opening-up to the outside world.

North China's Tianjin puts its fifth bonded zone into closed customs operation