On December 26, 2010, the mainland-based China Written Works Copyright Society (CWWCS) signed a reciprocal agreement with Taiwan-based Chinese Oral and Literary Copyright Collective Management Association (COLCCMA). According to the agreement, from 2011, the COLCCMA will collect royalties from Taiwan’s universities and copy shops for duplicating works of mainland authors.

The reciprocal agreement implements an important practice establishing IPR cooperation between the two sides, said Fu Zhaoxiang of the COLCCMA Board. The COLCCMA is a member of International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations (IFRRO) and China said it is ready to sign an agreement of its kind with associations of other countries and regions.