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The U.S. government on Monday filed two trade cases against China in the World Trade Organization (WTO) over copyright piracy and restrictions on the sale of American books, music, videos and movies.

Under WTO dispute settlement procedures, the U.S. and China would normally consult within 60 days. If it fails, a WTO dispute panel will be convened to handle it.

The Chinese government responded strongly in a statement of the Department of Commerce, saying "China expresses regret, dissatisfaction over U.S. complaints at WTO."  

     

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U.S. Trade Rep. Susan Schwab
Wang Xinpei, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce
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Zhang Junsheng (professor with the WTO research institute at the University of International Business and Economics)

-- "The U.S. government, influenced by the interest groups, only wants to press China to further open its related markets."

Li Hong (from the China National Publications Import and Export Corporation)

-- "The imports of original books have been on the rise every year, and the largest one engaged in publication import and export fields in the country."

He Jiasheng ( Prof. of Wuhan University)

-- "The United States itself is not immune to piracy. A special U.S. survey on piracy indicates its software industry alone loses 3.2 billion U.S. dollars of profits a year to IPR violators."

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