This podcast episode explores the challenges and controversies surrounding intellectual property rights in China, with a focus on the case of Zheng Yuanjie, a well-known Chinese children's book author who stopped publishing new content due to frustration over the lack of protection for his intellectual property rights. The episode discusses the efforts made by China to strengthen IP protection, the difficulties in enforcing IP rights, the debates on how far people should go to guard their IP rights, and the complexity of defining and enforcing IP infringement. It also touches on other topics, such as the importance of acknowledging diverse perspectives and choices in society, and the debate on publicly releasing the names of sexual harassment offenders.
