China will crack down on illegal reproduction of online news, the country's media watchdog said, days after an influential Chinese news magazine complained publicly about what it described as unauthorized republishing of its stories.
China's government has long vowed to rein in intellectual property infringement, from knock-off goods to the theft of commercial secrets. But violations remain rampant.
While the republishing of other news outlets' articles is common practice in China, some companies in the country's increasingly competitive media industry have become more vocal about what they say is unauthorized use of original content.
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