BEIJING, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government has been sincere and ambitious in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection and would take more actions in this aspect, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged here Wednesday.

    "Protecting the IPR is not only necessitated by China's opening up, but also by a domestic drive for encouraging innovation and scientific development," Wen said during a speech at the fourth EU-China Business Summit held here.

    Most recently, China and the European Union (EU) signed the minutes of the bilateral IPR Working Group and launched the China-EU IPR Phase II program.

    "Chinese and European customs authorities will also conclude a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen joint IPR enforcement," the premier said.

    "We stand ready to work with the EU to collectively protect the legitimate ri...

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