Ministers meet the media (IV Part 1): Highlights

Property rights protection center may be established overseas

China is exploring the establishment of an overseas intellectual property rights protection assistance center to safeguard the country's intellectual property, Shen Changyu, head of the State Intellectual Property Office, said on Tuesday morning.

"We need to step up our efforts in safeguarding our rights to effectively protect Chinese intellectual property rights abroad," he said on the sidelines of the ongoing two sessions.

Shen also said that the country will improve laws and regulations by establishing a system of punitive damages to substantially raise the cost of infringement.