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US alleges Chinese trade barriers
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US is seeking a World Trade Organization (WTO) probe over whether
Chinese rules over imports of copyrighted US goods break trade rules.
According
to the US, Chinese barriers to imports of legal US films, books and
music have prompted a surge in fakes.The US is asking the WTO to set up
a panel to investigate further, after direct talks with China
failed.This is the fourth time the US has asked a WTO panel to resolve
what is sees as unfair Chinese trade barriers.The latest request argues
that restrictions on US imports of copyrighted goods in China break
rules that apply to China as a WTO member.Piracy complaint
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US wants to eliminate Chinese import and internal distribution barriers
that “significantly hamper the ability of US publishers and producers
of audio-visual products to get their legitimate products into the
Chinese marketplace under normal market conditions”.As well as breaking
WTO rules, the US says the limits are a breach of rules under the
General Agreement on Tariffs (GAAT) and the General Agreement on Trade
in Services (GATS).The latest move comes after the WTO launched a
formal probe, following a US complaint about piracy in China in
September, to examine claims that Beijing failed to tackle
counterfeiting.China’s failure to apply copyright laws has caused US
software, music and book publishers to lose billions of dollars in
sales, the US alleged.
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