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Merkel slams industrial spying on China visit
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_GERMANY?SITE=VANOV&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTMerkel slams industrial spying on China visit
Jul 7, 6:39 AM EDT
BEIJING (AP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized industrial spying Monday while on a visit to China, which Germany and other governments have cited as a global center for economic espionage.
Merkel did not single out China in her comments, which came during a news conference with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, saying that Germany is against industrial espionage no matter where it comes from.
"We are for the protection of intellectual property," said Merkel, who led a large business delegation on her trip to China. Referring to industrial espionage, she said, "Germany does not believe that this is the way to success."
Chinese enterprises and Chinese-born employees of companies abroad have been implicated in a growing number of attempts to steal technology and other commercial secrets. Security researchers say Beijing tolerates such theft and in some cases actively encourages it.
