China has fulfilled its commitments to the World Trade Organization and protects the intellectual property rights of foreign firms, according to a government report released June 28. "China has been a strong advocate for free trade," according to the white paper entitled 'China and the World Trade Organization,' which was issued by the State Council Information Office. "China has comprehensively fulfilled its commitment to the WTO, substantially opened its market to the world, and delivered mutually beneficial and win-win outcomes on a wider scale." The lawful intellectual property rights of foreign firms are protected in China, according to the report, which also expressed hope that foreign governments would improve protection of Chinese rights. The openness of China's economy and how it protects foreign property rights are at the heart of the current dispute with the administration of President Donald Trump. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week called China's claims of economic openness "a joke," prompting President Xi Jinping to respond.
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