The head of the Treaty and Law Division of the Ministry of Commerce is responsible for answering questions from journalists regarding the establishment of an expert panel by the World Trade Organization on disputes between the EU and China.

On February 12, the head of the Treaty and Law Department of the Ministry of Commerce answered questions from reporters about the WTO dispute cases between the EU and China. It was mentioned that China has repeatedly emphasized that it attaches great importance to the protection of intellectual property rights, strictly follows WTO rules and commitments, continuously improves legislation and enforcement of intellectual property protection, and has achieved visible results. China regrets the decision made by the EU. In response to the EU's requests, China will handle them properly according to the WTO dispute settlement procedures and firmly defend its legitimate rights and interests. The original text is as follows: The head of the Treaty and Law Department of the Ministry of Commerce answered questions from reporters about the WTO dispute cases between the EU and China. A reporter asked: We noticed that on February 12, Geneva time, the EU announced that it would request the establishment of a panel of experts to the WTO dispute settlement mechanism regarding its lawsuit against China on standard-essential patent licensing. What is China's comment on this? China has repeatedly emphasized that it attaches great importance to the protection of intellectual property rights, strictly follows WTO rules and commitments, continuously improves legislation and enforcement of intellectual property protection, and has achieved visible results. China regrets the EU's decision. In response to the EU's requests, China will handle them properly according to the WTO dispute settlement procedures and firmly defend its legitimate rights and interests. This article is selected from the Ministry of Commerce, GMTEight editor: Chen Wenfang.