WSJ reports: The current campaign was begun amid mounting complaints from foreign and domestic companies in China about worsening piracy, despite repeated pledges to improve the situation.
Some intellectual-property experts say the government actually relaxed its copyright enforcement during the global economic downturn, beginning in 2008, to avoid taking any actions against Chinese companies that could hurt employment. A recent study by the U.S.-China Business Council found that intellectual-property theft was one of the top four concerns among the 100 U.S. businesses surveyed. The U.S. and European governments have put intellectual-property violations increasingly at the center of their trade demands with Beijing.
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