Chinese police uncovered a total of 21 compact disc production
lines in 2004 in cooperation with press and publishing
administrative bodies across the country, all smuggled by foreign
pirates to the country for illegal operations.
"The recent crackdowns have added the total number of illegal
production lines of audio and visual works to 200," said an
official with the State Administration of Press and
Publication.
All the 200 production lines have been brought in by foreign
crime gangs of pirates, which turned China into a major country
victimized by intellectual property rights violation, the official
said.
The most recent police anti-piracy raids were launched in
December last year in south China's Shenzhen City, which netted six
video disc production lines, including two "Toolex" lines made in
Netherlands, along with 85,000 illegal discs already produced,
government sources said.
Criminal suspects involved in the cases are under investigation
by local police.
(Xinhua News Agency January 1, 2005)