OTTAWA, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) — Canadian Finance Minister Jim …
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Canada, and Japan also Mexico has asked to join a U.S. challenge of Chinese piracy and counterfeiting practices as a third party in World Trade Organization consultations.
The procedural step, indicates growing international pressure on Beijing to crack down on product piracy.
The U.S. filed a pair of new cases against China at the WTO last month. One of them, challenges Beijing’s rules for copyright and trademark protection.
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Canada has asked to join a U.S. challenge of Chinese piracy and counterfeiting practices as a third party in World Trade Organization consultations, Trade Minister David Emerson said in a statement.
Emerson added that pirated goods cause billions of dollars in losses for the Canadian economy annually and that Ottawa’s goal is to resolve this issue through dialogue with the Chinese government.

