China continued to set the pace for patent applications

China continued to set the pace for patent applications last year, filing a record 1 million that nearly all focused on its giant home market, the U.N.‘s intellectual property agency said Wednesday.

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HINTS
S　China 中国
V　[continued] 続ける
O　[to set] セットする

V　[to set] 　セットする
O　the pace　ペース　どんな　 [for] patent applications 　特許出願
補　last year, 　去年

補　

V filing
O a record 1 million 　記録　100万

[that]

V [nearly all focused]　ほぼ　すべて　焦点
補　[on] its giant home market, 　大きい　ホーム　マーケット

S　the U.N.‘s intellectual property agency 　国際　財産　代理店
V　[said] 　言った