Add one more voice to the call for China to step up its efforts to enforce its anti-piracy laws:

“Luxury retailer Coach Inc. called on China on Tuesday to step up enforcement of intellectual property laws and said a lack of transparency was hampering the country’s fight against fakes.”

Coach’s Carole Sadler points out that it has had some success with its own efforts to go after kiosk owners, but adds that “the onus was on the company to protect its brand.”

“China is an evolving economy and I think it’s going to be very important for it to develop a real respect for an enforcement of the laws that they already have on their books.”

No matter whether it’s steel, circuit boards, DVDs or even women’s purses, China has demonstrated that it won’t self-police.  The Administration and Congress must continue to push for China to obey the trade rules it agreed to, otherwise American workers will be left holding the bag.

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