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China blocks Wikimedia Foundation’s accreditation to World Intellectual Property Organization
China blocked the Wikimedia Foundation’s application for observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization (#WIPO) on September 23, 2020.
As a United Nations (#UN) organization, WIPO develops international treaties on copyright, IP, trademarks, patents and related issues.
China was an "official observer" of the WIPO and was the only country to raise objections to the accreditation of Wikimedia.
In their last-minute objections, China claimed Wikimedia’s application was 'incomplete' and suggested that the Foundation was carrying out 'political activities' via the volunteer-led Wikimedia Taiwan chapter.
Despite that the Wikimedia's application was supported by the UK and the US, due to China's block, the Foundation's application for observer status has been suspended and will only be reconsidered in 2021.
Source: The Wikimedia Foundation #Sept24
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China blocks Wikimedia Foundation’s accreditation to World Intellectual Property Organization
China blocked the Wikimedia Foundation’s application for observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization (#WIPO) on September 23, 2020.
As a United Nations (#UN) organization, WIPO develops international treaties on copyright, IP, trademarks, patents and related issues.
China was an "official observer" of the WIPO and was the only country to raise objections to the accreditation of Wikimedia.
In their last-minute objections, China claimed Wikimedia’s application was 'incomplete' and suggested that the Foundation was carrying out 'political activities' via the volunteer-led Wikimedia Taiwan chapter.
Despite that the Wikimedia's application was supported by the UK and the US, due to China's block, the Foundation's application for observer status has been suspended and will only be reconsidered in 2021.
Source: The Wikimedia Foundation #Sept24
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#China again blocks #WikimediaFoundation’s accreditation to World Intellectual Property Organization
//China today blocked the Wikimedia Foundation’s bid for observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization (#WIPO) for the second timeafter the Foundation’s initial application in 2020.
WIPO is the #UnitedNations (#UN) organization that develops international treaties on copyright, patents, trademarks and related issues. China was again the only country to object to the accreditation of the Wikimedia Foundation as an official observer.
The Foundation will reapply for official observer status in 2022, but it will only be admitted by WIPO if China decides to lift its blockade.
WIPO’s work, which shapes international rules that affect the sharing of free knowledge, impacts Wikipedia’s ability to provide hundreds of millions of people with information in their own languages
As in 2020, China’s statement falsely suggested that the Wikimedia Foundation was spreading disinformation via the independent, volunteer-led #WikimediaTaiwan chapter. The United States and the group of industrialized countries at WIPO — which also includes many European Union member states, Australia, Canada, the Holy See, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom — expressed their support for the Foundation’s application. Since WIPO is generally run by consensus, any one country may veto accreditation requests by non-governmental organizations.//
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https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2021/10/05/china-again-blocks-wikimedia-foundations-accreditation-to-world-intellectual-property-organization/
Source: Wikipedia Foundation #Oct5
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//China today blocked the Wikimedia Foundation’s bid for observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization (#WIPO) for the second timeafter the Foundation’s initial application in 2020.
WIPO is the #UnitedNations (#UN) organization that develops international treaties on copyright, patents, trademarks and related issues. China was again the only country to object to the accreditation of the Wikimedia Foundation as an official observer.
The Foundation will reapply for official observer status in 2022, but it will only be admitted by WIPO if China decides to lift its blockade.
WIPO’s work, which shapes international rules that affect the sharing of free knowledge, impacts Wikipedia’s ability to provide hundreds of millions of people with information in their own languages
As in 2020, China’s statement falsely suggested that the Wikimedia Foundation was spreading disinformation via the independent, volunteer-led #WikimediaTaiwan chapter. The United States and the group of industrialized countries at WIPO — which also includes many European Union member states, Australia, Canada, the Holy See, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom — expressed their support for the Foundation’s application. Since WIPO is generally run by consensus, any one country may veto accreditation requests by non-governmental organizations.//
Read full article:
https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2021/10/05/china-again-blocks-wikimedia-foundations-accreditation-to-world-intellectual-property-organization/
Source: Wikipedia Foundation #Oct5
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China again blocks Wikimedia Foundation’s accreditation to World Intellectual Property Organization – Wikimedia Foundation
5 October 2021, San Francisco, CA, USA — China today blocked the Wikimedia Foundation’s bid for observer status at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for the second time after the Foundation’s initial application in 2020. WIPO is the United…