The United States has won a case against China at the World Trade Organisation which has ruled that it is illegally restricting imports of movies, music and books into the country. The WTO Appellate Body yesterday held that China is obstructing trade by forcing foreign suppliers to distribute certain copyright-intensive products through state-owned companies which are inconsistent with the Beijing’s obligations with the WTO. The US Trade Representative, Ron Kirk said in Washington that the findings are key to ensuring full market access in China for legitimate, high-quality entertainment products and the exporters and distributors of those products. He said, US companies and workers are at the cutting edge of these industries, and they deserve a full chance to compete under agreed WTO rules. In fact, Western countries have been complaining against the restrictions for long, which say that China's rapid rise as a trade power has been in part aided by unfair policies that boost sales of Chinese goods abroad while limiting imports into its market.<br/><br/>