More checks on way for foreign IPR sales

Transfer of intellectual property rights (IPR) to foreigners, particularly those concerning State security, will be thoroughly scrutinized, according to a regulation passed on Tuesday. The regulation was adopted at the second meeting of the Leading Group for Deepening Overall Reform of the 19th Communist Party of China Central Committee and will be introduced on a trial basis. Chinese individuals and organizations, that would like to sell their IPR to foreign counterparts, will be subject to strict review and cases concerning State security will be under stricter supervision, according to the regulation. the country’s international communication influence published on Wednesday. Among the country’s enterprises, tech-giant Huawei Investment & Holding Co Ltd took the top spot in attracting media coverage from Google News, Facebook, Youtube last year, while Lenovo Group Ltd ranked first in reports from Twitter, Instagram and Wikipedia, said a report released by the National Center for Communication Innovation Studies at Communication University of China. Newly emerged topics such as digitalization, automation and artificial intelligence were widely reported by international media outlets last year. A total of 2,823 Englishlanguage media outlets have reported on China’s enterprises in 2017, among which China Daily ranked fourth in terms of number of reports, up from the 15th place in 2016.

ZHOU HAIJUN / XINHUA Customers take pictures of a freshly cooked crayfish platter in Xuyi county, Jiangsu province, on Tuesday. Crayfish is now a traditional cuisine eaten during Chinese Spring Festival, which will fall on Feb 16 this year.