Adviser calls for tech to play role in efforts to safeguard IPR

A national political adviser proposed that China should make full use of cutting-edge technologies to further strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights.

The country can utilize emerging technologies such as blockchain, cloud computing, big data and artificial intelligence to build a national platform for IPR protection, Cai Jinchai, a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said in his proposal.

Cai, also chairman of Fujian Pan-Pan Foods Co Ltd, said the step can help integrate the existing warning and monitoring systems set up by local governments. "Data generated by the IPR protection platform can be shared with the national credit system," he added.