On March 4, after the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) voted, Deng Hongsen, director of the Singapore Intellectual Property Office, supported by the United States, became the new director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Deng Hongsen defeated the current Chinese Deputy Director-General Wang Binying by 55 votes to 38.
" Deutsche Welle " reported that behind company banner design Deng Hongsen's qualification is the international political rivalry between the United States and China. Although the United States has not officially expressed its support for any candidate, it has publicly opposed Wang Binying's appointment before, and Chen Xu, the permanent representative of China's joint representative, has accused the United States of using the world's intellectual property rights The election of the director general of the organization becomes a "political game". The Lianhe Zaobao editorial pointed out that although the election of the director general of WIPO was surrounded by the game between China and the United States, which increased the news of the election results, but for Singapore, Deng Hongsen's nomination does not mean that Singapore has chosen any party, but the international community.
He affirmed Singapore's efforts to promote intellectual property protection. Outside the field of international political wrangling between China and the United States, what is the background of the new Singaporean-Chinese general manager Deng Hongsen? Singapore's intellectual property protection is recognized by the world as a promoter According to the 2019 International Property Rights Index , Singapore performed well, ranking fourth in a ranking of 129 countries (Finland, Switzerland and New Zealand are the top three), and also in Asia First, this is Tang Hongsen's 4th year as Director General of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore in Singapore.