BEIJING - An offprint of "The Guideline on Strengthening Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Protection" has been published by the People's Publishing House and is now available at Xinhua Bookstores across China.

The guideline was jointly issued by the general offices of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council recently.

The booklet consists of the guideline's full text as well the statement of a chief official with the National Intellectual Property Administration expounding the document to journalists.