According to the Chinese mission to the WTO, the two-day consultations could to some extent help clarify certain issues and contribute to better communication between China and the United States.

However, it regrettably noted that the US had failed to correctly understand China's legal system and basic concepts concerning IPR protection.

On the other hand, the US, having spent long time preparing a lengthy list of questions, left China only one week to respond to them, the Chinese mission said.

"China hopes that the United States will take serious consideration of the information that China has provided in the consultations in order to correctly evaluate China's laws on IPR protection and make a right decision for the next step," the Chinese mission said in a statement.

It also reiterated that China's IPR protection efforts are not only out of the necessity of developing its own economy, but also constitute an integral part of such efforts by the international community as a whole, hence playing a positive role in enhancing global IPR protection.

As a developing country, China will further strengthen its IPR protection endeavor.

According to the Chinese mission, from Tuesday to Wednesday, China and the US also held consultations on issues involving the market access of publications.

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