Beijing, China - The Foreign Ministry has dismissed as "groundless" U.S. accusations that China is failing to crack down on copyright piracy, Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday.
It quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu as saying China had implemented policies to combat piracy in copyrighted films, music, videogames and other entertainment products.
"The involved U.S. Congress members should respect the fact and stop making groundless accusations against China," he said. China "expressed great regret and strong dissatisfaction at the decision", the state news agency reported.
Chinese leaders will hold talks this week in Beijing with U.S. officials. While a range of issues will be addressed, including Chinese trade policies and the yuan exchange rate, intellectual property rights will be of major importance, according to Reuters.
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said earlier this week that Washington would use the economic talks to press China on copyright piracy and innovation.
The United States placed China and Russia at the top of a piracy list earlier in May.
However, Ma said protecting intellectual property rights was of great importance to the Chinese government and that combating piracy had become part of its national strategy.
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