11.   A clampdown on the manufacture of illegal VCDs in China has led to mainlanders turning to Hong Kong to find the pirated goods.

12.   A senior U.S. trade official leading a fact-finding mission to China said Tuesday he will be looking for hard proof that Beijing is punishing the producers of pirated goods.

13.   Around the same time, China started putting pressure on businesses and peddlers selling pirated goods.

14.   But China still must shut factories making pirated CDs, tighten its borders against pirated goods and prosecute violators, he said.

15.   China recently has punished factories that make pirated goods, Foreign Ministry spokesman Chen Jian said Thursday.

16.   Chinese customs agents will be granted greater powers, including border seizure and destruction of pirated goods.

17.   Chinese officials have repeatedly urged the U.S. side to moderate its demands that China immediately close down factories producing pirated goods.

18.   China on Sunday cited an increase in trademark registrations and a crackdown on illegal film houses and pirated goods as proof that it is protecting copyrighted materials.

19.   China penalizes two companies selling pirated goods.

20.   Chinese authorities seized suspected pirated goods from the retailers in June, but have not allowed lawyers for the Business Software Alliance to examine the evidence, Mitchell said.