Reporter:IntellectualpropertyhasbeenamajorprobleminChinaandthereisageneral 1thatthelegalenvironmentis2 whichmakesplanningandenforcementonarangeofissuesdifficulttoimpossibleparticularlyifyoubecome"too" 3 orcomeintoconflictwithgovernmentauthorities.Wealsohearalotabout the importance of relationships when doing business there. How do you view this issue?Jack:Relationshipsareindeedimportant.Thatdoesnotmeanyouneedtohave them when you get to China,butyoudoneedto 4 them and use them rather than legal means to 5your goalsandinterests.ConcernaboutintellectualpropertyisaquestionIgetallthetime.Ithinktheactualsituationismuchbetterthanmostpeople believe. That does not mean itis notaproblem ,butitisnotasbadasmostthinkandit iscertainlybetterthan inthepast. For Business to Business 6 thereareways youcan protectyourself intermsofhow youstructure your 7 andproduceyour products. Chinaisalso 8 more, andthemore that happens,themorethe country's localcompanieswill beinterestedin protectingtheir intellectual property.At themoment, Chinaisalready oneofthetopholders of 9 intheworld,andthat will significantlychangethewaythecountyviewsnellectualproperty 10overtime.