A senior official said Tuesday that China has made remarkable progress in intellectual property rights (IPR) protection during the past 30 years and that he hopes foreign media will report on China's IPR protection efforts fairly and objectively.

Li Chenggang, director of the Department of Treaty and Law of the Ministry of Commerce, said at a press conference that the country has always taken a firm stance in protecting IPR and made continuous efforts in combating IPR infringement.

"If foreign countries don't evaluate China's efforts in a fairly and objectively manner, they will not have confidence in us," he said.

Li said China should strengthen exchanges and cooperation with other countries in the area of IPR protection in order to boost understanding.

Vice Commerce Minister Jiang Zengwei said China has set up IPR cooperation mechanisms with several countries, including the United States, Japan, Russia and Switzerland, over the past 30 years.

(Source: Xinhua)