U.S. winning WTO ruling on China's film barriers

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Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States appears to have won a victory against Chinese barriers to imported films, books and recorded music in a preliminary World Trade Organization ruling not yet made public.

"We've always felt like we've had a pretty strong case on the matter," a U.S. official told Reuters. "We're still feeling pretty good."

The official declined to provide further details because the decision is still confidential. A public ruling is expected in coming months.

A U.S. victory would mark a significant milestone in Washington's longtime battle against piracy in China, which the United States says costs its film, music and book industries billions of dollars in lost sales every year.



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