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China, WIPO to strengthen collaboration

Premier Li Qiang met on Wednesday in Beijing with Daren Tang, director-general of the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Highlighting the increasing importance of intellectual property amid global economic challenges, Li expressed China's willingness to deepen partnership with WIPO to enhance international IP cooperation and contribute to global innovation and development.

Li also emphasized China's readiness to play a greater role in global IP governance, constructively participate in reform regarding the modernization of the global IP service system, and engage in collaboration with WIPO on capacity building for Global South countries.

Tang said that WIPO looks forward to strengthening cooperation with China to promote technological innovation and economic growth.

Vice-president to attend COP31 summit in Turkiye, visit Georgia

Vice-President Han Zheng, as President Xi Jinping's special representative, will travel to Turkiye to attend the Antalya Leaders' Summit at the 31st meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, as part of a weeklong trip starting on Friday, the Foreign Ministry has announced.

During the trip, Han will also visit Georgia and exchange views with Georgian leaders on bilateral relations and issues of common concern, the ministry's spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a regular news briefing in Beijing on Wednesday.

CHINA DAILY