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CHINA: CORRECT: The Ministry of Commerce is planning to issue and implement an

action plan aiming to protect intellectual property rights of foreign investors,

according ministry spokesman Gao Feng said Thursday. The Office of the National

Leading Group on the Fight Against IPR Infringement and Counterfeiting, which is

currently part of the ministry, is working with other government bodies on a

plan to take measures to protect the IPR of foreign companies in China after

finishing related surveys. "This is the first time in recent years that China

has undertaking special action aimed at IPR protection," Gao said, stressing the

campaign would focus on clamping down on the stealing of foreign companies'

secrets, illegal competition in brand registration and brand use, as well as

copyright infringement on the internet. The move comes after the Trump

administration has started an investigation of Chinese protection of

intellectual property rights.