China to continue advancing global IP governance development: FM spokesman

China will continue to boost international cooperation on intellectual property (IP) rights protection, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday ahead of World Intellectual Property Day.

China has launched its national IP publicity week events, which coincide with World Intellectual Property Day that falls on Sunday.

Addressing an IP-related question at a regular press briefing on Wednesday, Guo Jiakun, the spokesman, spoke about China's development in the IP field, highlighting that the country has ranked first in international patent applications for many years.

"China is committed to protecting intellectual property rights (IPR). We’ve established 81 national-level IPR protection centers, 50 fast IPR protection service centers and 99 overseas IPR dispute response guidance platforms, providing more satisfying IPR protection services for the society. More and more transnational corporations have set up their research and development centers in China, and the number of valid invention patents applied in China has increased year by year," Guo said.

Guo also dismissed claims by some countries of so-called 'IP-theft', which are used as a pretext to impose various restrictions on China.

"The allegations of intellectual property theft by China are nothing but baseless narratives. China’s development is the result of its own dedication and effort as well as international cooperation that delivers mutual benefits. China will stay committed to the vision of building a community with a shared future for humanity and the principle of openness, inclusiveness, balance and benefits for all. China will also boost IPR international cooperation and advance a fairer and more just global governance system on IP," he said.

China to continue advancing global IP governance development: FM spokesman

The one-China principle is where the arc of history bends and public opinion trends, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, in commenting on Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te's planned visit to Eswatini, which had to be canceled after relevant African countries revoked the necessary flight permissions.

"All African countries, with the sole exception of Eswatini, have established diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China. These 53 countries together with the African Union have adopted the Beijing Declaration at the 2024 FOCAC Summit. They have reiterated on many occasions that they firmly uphold the one-China principle, that there is but one China in the world, that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, that the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China, and that they firmly support all efforts by the Chinese government to achieve national reunification," said Guo Jiakun, the spokesman, at a press conference in Beijing.

"China highly commends the relevant countries' commitment to the one-China principle which is fully consistent with international law and basic norms governing international relations," he said.

"It's very clear that there's no longer a so-called 'Republic of China president' in the world anymore. Anyone who wears that false title is acting against history and will only invite disgrace upon themselves. The one-China principle is where the arc of history bends and public opinion trends, and to uphold it is a right thing to do. No one can ever stop the eventual reunification of China. The separatist attempts aimed at Taiwan secession are just futile and are doomed to fail," said the spokesman.

One-China principle is where arc of history bends, public opinion trends: spokesman