BEIJING: China's commerce ministry said on Saturday that China expressed regret at the United States for filing a challenge at the World Trade Organization, adding that it has always respected WTO rules.The office of the U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Friday that the USTR had filed a request for consultations with China at the WTO to address "discriminatory technology licensing agreements".China has been consistent in highly valuing the protection of intellectual property, the ministry said in a statement on its website.China has taken strong measures to protect the legal rights and interests of both domestic and foreign owners of intellectual property, the ministry said.

Source: The Star March 24, 2018 09:11 UTC