China to boost fight against movie piracy

Authorities seek to target websites that promote theft through servers overseas

China will cooperate with more countries and regions to crack down on copyright infringement and piracy of movies, according to the Ministry of Public Security on Monday.

Li Jingsheng, director of the ministry's bureau of security administration, said the country has detained 251 suspects and cracked down on 25 movie infringement cases since February. The amount of money involved is around 230 million yuan ($34.2 million), he said.