The Chinese Government has launched a new campaign targeting rampant online piracy through enhanced supervision and inter-agency coordination, according to a statement from four ministry-level departments on July 4.

The four departments are National Copyright Administration, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and State Internet Information Office.

The four-month campaign will highlight supervision over content providers, storage services, search engines and e-commerce platforms, said the statement.

Local authorities are required to conduct special investigations and boost routine inspections over online publications. The statement also proposed supervisory guidelines for e-commerce platforms under which service providers are obliged to create specific rules for copyright protection and internal penalties for violations.