Chinese officials rejected claims that it isn’t doing enough to combat piracy. Their defense? There are “worse offenders,” specifically pointing to Canada.

“Chinese intellectual property officials rejected U.S. criticism of Beijing’s anti-piracy efforts, insisting Tuesday they are cracking down and saying countries such as Canada are worse offenders.”

Blame Canada? Haven’t we heard that one before? 

It doesn’t matter whether another country is a “worse offender.” The fact is that China has yet to live up to the promises it made when it entered the WTO. One of those promises was to remove restrictions on imports and distribution of books, CDs, DVDs and other goods, restrictions that many feel feeds the demand for pirated products.

The Administration is right to charge China with not living up to its commitments. It’s called accountability.

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