Tian Lipu, the Intellectual Property Chief in China, gave a defiant interview to Reuters where he defended the actions taken by China in combating piracy.

Here are some of his quotes:

“Have you ever heard of another country whose whole leadership, including the president, study together intellectual property rights?” Tian asked reporters on the sidelines of a Communist Party Congress.

“I’ve been working in this field for years, and I’ve not heard of any other country doing this. But this happens in China,” said the casually-dressed official.

Tian stated that after conducting IP enforcement raids, “We discovered something — more than 90 percent of the pirated discs were of Chinese artists”.

As to when he believes that the piracy situation to improve:

“How long did it take developed countries? 300 years in the case of countries like Britain, or 200 years in the United States,” he said. “One generation is not enough here. If you ask me, I estimate it will take three to five generations.”

Havocscope is listing the counterfeit and piracy market in China at $60 Billion.