UN body: China making strides in IP protection

The head of the World Intellectual Property Organization spoke highly of China's achievements on intellectual property protection on Friday, a day after the United Nations agency opened an office in Beijing.

In a meeting with Premier Li Keqiang, WIPO Director-General Francis Gurry said China's "remarkable" progress in IP protection has helped transform and advance China's economy and has been a boon to global economic growth.

"The WIPO welcomes China to play a bigger constructive role in setting up relevant international regulations," Gurry said in a press release in Chinese from China's central government.