1.   American business is paying a stiff price for Chinese piracy.

2.   Among companies that suffer most directly from Chinese piracy, support for the American position was strong.

3.   He cited concerns about Chinese piracy of U.S. copyrighted goods, abuse of intellectual property rights and Chinese human rights practices.

4.   Of the three main industry groups most affected by Chinese piracy operations, the recording industry has taken the greatest financial hit.

5.   On a separate trade issue, the Clinton administration is preparing to impose sanctions in retaliation for Chinese piracy of music, computer software and films.

6.   Other issues, such as Chinese piracy of American audio, visual and computer software products and alleged nuclear proliferation activities of Chinese companies, also dog relations.

7.   The administration has been battling to stop Chinese piracy of U.S. music, movies and computer software and to increase U.S. exports to China.

8.   The Chinese piracy brazenly violates trade accords and costs American business billions of dollars a year.

9.   The issue is Chinese piracy of American music, films, software and other so-called intellectual property that Chinese companies are illegally reproducing for resale at home and abroad.

10.   A U.S. deadline on stopping Chinese piracy of American movies, music and other goods passed Sunday without any announcement of an agreement with China.