The process of IP protection in China has been evolving since the country passed its first patent law in 1984. But this evolution is a process that keeps speeding up, even amid more criticism than appreciation from the outside world.The latest steps have come in the past week, as part of the annual series of meetings in Beijing known as the "two sessions", which include annual plenary meetings of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. While delivering the Government Work Report at the opening of this year's NPC session, Premier Li Keqiang said new legislation will strengthen IP protection and a system that allows for compensation for IP infringement. New IP protections for foreign investors will also be put in place.

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