The city of Nanyang, in Henan province, reports, on April 20, that it destroyed a large amount of pirated publications and goods.

It?estimates that, from last April to this March, the city has confiscated more than 60,000 pirated items and illegal publications, half of them destroyed by burning them up that day.

The city says that it has been cracking down on intellectual property rights violators and on fake and shoddy goods and has increased local people's awareness of the need to protect intellectual property rights.

Wang Xinhui, head of the piracy special action team, says they are setting up a long-term anti-piracy system and putting emphasis on the need to respect the laws and authorized publications.