culture presents a major barrier to intellectual property reforms. In the context of Asia -- China, in particular -- that … claim invokes Confucianism, a non-Western culture, to account for the region's -- or the country's -- continued struggle … with massive piracy and counterfeiting problems. The claim draws on a century-old tradition of condemning Confucianism for …

reassessment of the impact of Confucianism on intellectual property developments in China and other parts of Asia. It begins by … questions claims that seek to use Confucianism to explain the massive piracy and counterfeiting problems in China and other … Confucianism for blocking or slowing down intellectual property reforms. Nevertheless, few have revisited the debate on …