Taiwan has not been listed on the US 301 list for 16 consecutive years and is recognized for strengthening the protection of trade secrets – News – Rti China Central Radio

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced the 2024 Special 301 Report on the 25th. Taiwan has not been included in the watch list for 16 consecutive years. The United States affirmed Taiwan’s efforts to strengthen the protection of trade secrets, but once again pointed out the rampant illegal Internet protocol television services. China has been on the list for 20 consecutive years and is on the priority watch list.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released a 93-page report. A total of 7 countries including Argentina, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Russia and Venezuela were included in the priority watch list. A total of 20 countries including Belarus, Canada, Mexico, Egypt, Turkey and Vietnam were included in the priority watch list. placed on the watch list. Ukraine is temporarily under scrutiny because of Russia’s military invasion.

Taiwan has not been included in the watch list since 2009. However, in terms of online and broadcast film and television piracy, USTR stated that illegal streaming devices (ISDs, also known as pirated devices) continue to directly threaten creators, live performances, and other legal streaming devices. Streaming provider.

The USTR pointed out that illegal Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services illegally transmit telecommunications signals and channels whose content is protected by copyright through dedicated websites and third-party applications. Today, the world is flooded with illegal IPTV services, many of which are subscription-based and for-profit.

The report named Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam as having the condition. situation, China is the manufacturing center of related equipment.

The USTR also mentioned the situation of pirated IPTV in Taiwan last year. At that time, the Intelligence Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs responded that the United States was mainly targeting the issue of set-top box infringement and would continue to strengthen investigations. The Ministry of Economic Affairs would also explain the results of its efforts to the United States through appropriate channels.

Taiwan may have lost points again in terms of illegal video streaming, but its efforts to strengthen the trade secrets system are still recognized by the United States. The report states that the United States uses all available trade tools to ensure that trading partners provide strong protection for trade secrets and implement trade secrets laws. Given the prevalence of trade secret theft, “it is also important that our trading partners take action.” Trading partners such as Taiwan have recently strengthened or continued efforts to improve their trade confidentiality systems.

The report is also concerned that the pace of reform in China to protect intellectual property rights (IP) and related implementation issues is still slow, and long-term issues such as technology transfer, trade secrets, online piracy, copyright laws, and patents are still of concern.

To improve China’s intellectual property rights situation, USTR pointed out that China needs to implement comprehensive and fundamental changes. Chinese officials’ comments linking intellectual property rights to China’s market dominance continue to arouse high levels of suspicion. For example, a 2021 article by the president of the Supreme People’s Court wrote that courts should serve the Chinese Communist Party and industrial policy goals.

The report said that after Chinese leader Xi Jinping issued a statement in June 2022, emphasizing that it was urgent for China to break through the Western “stuck” and develop key core technologies, Chinese officials and judges continued to issue statements emphasizing their efforts in this regard.

USTR said these statements recall long-standing concerns that China requires or pressures foreign individuals or companies to transfer technology to Chinese companies. China should provide a level playing field for intellectual property protection and enforcement. Governments at all levels should not require or pressure others to transfer technology to Chinese companies, but should implement open market-oriented policies.