China, U.S. to work jointly on piracy

Published: June 8, 2007 at 9:51 PM

BEIJING, June 8 (UPI) -- Chinese customs officials have agreed to share information about seizures of pirated goods with U.S. officials to help curb piracy, a Chinese official said.

Chinese and U.S. customs officials also will exchange information on quantity and value of goods seized, type of transportation used and the main ports, to help agents target intellectual property rights enforcement and evaluate anti-piracy achievements, Mu Xinsheng, minister of the General Administration of Customs, told China Daily.

Under a memorandum signed with the United States, Mu said the countries' customs officers would visit each other's ports and compare notes on catching pirates, Variety reported Friday.

U.S. officials filed two trade cases against China with the World Trade Organization in April, saying Beijing was not tough enough on piracy.

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