On December 31, 2021, the Memorandum of Understanding between the China National Intellectual Property Administration and the Ministry of Industry, Technology and Innovation of Cambodia on Design Cooperation was signed into effect.
On March 30th, SIPO Commissioner Shen Changyu led a delegation to visit the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce and the National Committee for Intellectual Property Rights and held talks with Ok Boung, the acting Minister of Commerce and Secretary of State of Cambodia.
On April 2nd, SIPO Commissioner Shen Changyu led a delegation to visit Laos and met with Boviengkham Vongdara, Minister of Science and Technology of Laos and President of the Lao National Academy of Sciences.
The State Intellectual Property Office of China and Lao Ministry of Science and Technology signed a Memorandum of Understanding on intellectual property cooperation here on Monday.
On May 14th, in the course of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, SIPO Commissioner Shen Changyu and WIPO Director General Francis Gurry jointly signed the People's Republic of China and WIPO Agreement to Strengthen Belt and Road IPR Cooperation in Beijing.
President Xi Jinping's visit to Switzerland this week is expected to deepen the countries' unique partnership, particularly in innovation, according to a senior Swiss diplomat.
Overseas investment is expected to be a key in pushing forward President Xi Jinping's "belt and road" initiatives.