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I'm never exactly surprised by the extent to which stuff is pirated in China (I'm still a little boggled that it's easy to purchase films that have been outright banned by the government - bootlegged, of course), but it does make me wonder exactly how much companies can do when the motto seems to be 'If you make it, they will come and pirate it (sometimes with the help of government entities!

Following the news reports of large busts in China (pirated Windows Office and Vista programs) and India (computer dealers in Gujarat), Microsoft is feeling pretty good about itself and its battle with its evil nemesis, the IP monster.

Video of dog-fighting in China causes Chinese netizens to argue about right and wrong. Some say it is cruel to animals. Other people say it is just a sport like other violent sports such as boxing.

China has begun a new 100 days campaign to crackdown on Internet piracy.

The National Copyright Administration said the campaign will crackdown on piracy of:...

In yet another continuing saga on how American businesses tend to lose the battle for their intellectual property rights in China, Pfizer loses rights to the slang term for their most famous product. I especially like the picture of Chinese Viagra packaging that's shown in the article. It puts Tiger Balm to shame.

You know media pirating has ingrained itself into a country or culture when a lawyer stands up and challenges Microsoft for denying him access to his pirated version of Windows.

Another insightful article from Mike Bellamy and Smart China Sourcing. Examines the reasons behind the 2007 quality crisis and how you can prevent your company from making the same mistakes.

Chinese version of The Washington Times report about a Chinese submarine that successfully followed a US aircraft carrier battle group.

A Chinese submarine stalked a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in the Pacific last month and surfaced within firing range of its torpedoes and missiles before being detected, The Washington Times has learned.