April 26 marks World Intellectual Property Day. In the Global Innovation Index 2022 report released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), China's ranking rose from 35th place in 2013 to 11th in 2022, making it one of the fastest improving countries in the world. The solid performance across the various breakdowns indicates that China is transforming from a major intellectual property consumer to a major intellectual property producer. President Xi Jinping has stressed China will strengthen its protection of intellectual property rights, with the goal of fostering innovation-driven, higher-quality growth. Xi is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission. Edited excerpts from Xi's speeches on this topic since 2017 follow:
Excerpts from Xi's report to the 19th CPC National Congress on October 18, 2017
Excerpts from Xi's report to the 20th CPC National Congress on October 16, 2022
Excerpts from Xi's speech at the opening ceremony of the Second China International Import Expo on November 5, 2019
Excerpts from Xi's speech at the third meeting on the Belt and Road Initiative on November 19, 2021
Excerpts from Xi's speech at the National Conference on Cybersecurity and IT Application on April 20, 2018
Sources: Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (III, IV) and Xinhua News Agency
