提高对知识产权保护工作重要性的认识
Elevating our awareness of the importance of IP protection work
创新是引领发展的第一动力，保护知识产权就是保护创新。全面建设社会主义现代化国家，必须更好推进知识产权保护工作。知识产权保护工作关系国家治理体系和治理能力现代化，只有严格保护知识产权，才能完善现代产权制度、深化要素市场化改革，促进市场在资源配置中起决定性作用、更好发挥政府作用。知识产权保护工作关系高质量发展，只有严格保护知识产权，依法对侵权假冒的市场主体、不法分子予以严厉打击，才能提升供给体系质量、有力推动高质量发展。知识产权保护工作关系人民生活幸福，只有严格保护知识产权，净化消费市场、维护广大消费者权益，才能实现让人民群众买得放心、吃得安心、用得舒心。知识产权保护工作关系国家对外开放大局，只有严格保护知识产权，才能优化营商环境、建设更高水平开放型经济新体制。知识产权保护工作关系国家安全，只有严格保护知识产权，才能有效保护我国自主研发的关键核心技术、防范化解重大风险。
Innovation is the primary driver of development, and protecting IP means protecting innovation. For China to become a strong and fully modern socialist country, it is imperative that we make further progress in IP protection. IP protection has a bearing upon a number of key issues. First, it bears upon the modernization of our national governance system and capacity. Only by rigorously protecting IP can we build a modern property rights system, further reforms for the market-based allocation of factors, and ensure that the market plays the decisive role in resource distribution while the government better plays its role. Second, it bears upon high-quality development. Only by rigorously protecting IP and cracking down hard on market entities and law-breakers that engage in infringement and counterfeiting can we raise the quality of the supply system and push forward high-quality development. Third, it bears upon the happiness and wellbeing of the people. Only by rigorously protecting IP, ridding the consumer market of ill practices, and safeguarding the rights and interests of consumers can we ensure that the people feel at ease about the products they buy and consume. Fourth, it bears upon the big picture of China’s opening up to the outside world. Only by rigorously protecting IP can we improve the business environment and build a new, more open economic system. Fifth, it bears upon national security. Only by rigorously protecting IP can we safeguard indigenous Chinese R&D on core technologies in key fields and forestall and defuse major risks.
(Excerpts from Stepping Up Intellectual Property Rights Protection to Stimulate Innovative Vigor for Fostering a New Development Dynamic by Xi Jinping, Qiushi Journal, No. 02, 2021)
来源：《求是》英文版
