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This chapter discusses contesting principles that have guided or constrained China’s international IP engagement. Data examining China’s behaviour in the case studies (Chapters 2–6) help identify two core sets of principles in China’s approach to IP: IP instrumentalism and foreign policy principles. This chapter first examines IP instrumentalism and its manifestations via innovation stimulation theory and economic contribution theory. It then examines the foreign policy principles. It further analyses the evolution of both principles and how such evolution may cause potential conflicts between the two sets of principles. Prominently, the transition from IP instrumentalism to an entitlement-based theory does not only indicate China’s changing attitude in terms of distributive justice in relation to IP, it also has broader implications at the global level.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, State Council of China, National Strategy on Innovation-Driven Development 国家创新驱动发展战略纲要, 19 May 2016.

  2. 2.

    State Council, Notice of the State Council on Issuing Made in China 2025 国务院关于印发 《中国制造2025》 的通知, No. 28 (2015), 8 May 2015.

  3. 3.

    State Council of China, Several Opinions on Accelerating Building China as an IP Power under New Conditions 国务院关于新形势下加快知识产权强国建设的若干意见, No. 71 (2015), 18 December 2015.

  4. 4.

    State Council, the Decree on Accelerating the Cultivation and Development of Strategic Emerging Industries国务院关于加快培育和发展战略性新兴产业的决定, No. 32 (2010), 10 October 2010.

  5. 5.

    The General Office of the State Council, Notice on Forwarding Several Opinions of the State Intellectual Property Office and Other Departments on Strengthening the Work of Intellectual Property Rights in Strategic Emerging Industries 国务院办公厅转发知识产权局等部门关于加强战略性新兴产业知识产权工作若干意见的通知, No. 28 (2012), 28 April 2012.

  6. 6.

    WTO TRIPS Council, Minutes of Meeting Held in the Centre William Rappard on 13 February 2007, IP/C/M/53, 22 March 2007. [Emphasis added.]

  7. 7.

    WTO TRIPS Council, ‘Intellectual Property and the Public Interest’, Communication from Brazil, China, Fiji, India and South Africa, IP/C/W/630, 6 June 2017.

  8. 8.

    SIPO, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Culture, SAIC, State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television and NCAC jointly issued Several Opinions on Reinforcing the Construction of Intellectual Property Culture 关于加强知识产权文化建设的若干意见, No. 22 (2013).

  9. 9.

    SIPO and the Ministry of Education, Work Plan for Implementing the National Pilot and Demonstration Program of Intellectual Property Education at Primary Schools and Secondary Schools (Trial) 全国中小学知识产权教育试点示范工作方案, in 2015.

  10. 10.

    The Central Committee of the CCP and the State Council, Outline for Building a Powerful Intellectual Property Country (2021–2035) 知识产权强国建设纲要 (2021–2035年).

  11. 11.

    Anti-monopoly Commissioner of the State Council, Anti-monopoly Guidelines in the Field of Intellectual Property, 4 January 2019.

    State Administration for Market Regulation, Provisions on Prohibition of Abuse of IP Rights to Exclude and Restrict Competition (Draft for Comment), 27 June 2022.

  12. 12.

    Para. 25 of the Several Opinions in Accelerating Building China as an IP Power under New Conditions (2015).

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Cheng, W. (2023). Principles for China’s International IP Engagement. In: China in Global Governance of Intellectual Property. Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24370-7_8

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