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Reporting and analysis on counterfeiting, piracy and IP enforcement across China.
The three customs services ran four joint operations against counterfeit goods this year, twice as many as last year, and on 9 November agreed to work more closely with rights holders. Brands that make themselves easy to work with will get more out of it.
China, Hong Kong
Recent prosecutions in Vietnam and China show pirate sites running as ad-funded businesses. That money trail is evidence for rights owners, and a warning for brands.
China, Vietnam
China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate says over 7,100 people were prosecuted for copyright crimes from 2023 to September 2026, often run online.
China
A Shanghai appeal court has upheld a four-and-a-half-year sentence for a man who promoted an overseas pirate streaming platform, which iQIYI identifies as Aiyifan.
China
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