Are China's invention patents protected abroad?

intellectual property rights have strict regional characteristics, that is, intellectual property rights granted by competent authorities of various countries in accordance with their own laws can only be protected by law within their own territory. Patent rights granted by China Intellectual Property Office according to law can only be protected in China, and other countries do not give protection. Are China's invention patents protected abroad? China joined the Paris Convention on March 19th, 1985 and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on January 1st, 1994. Therefore, legal persons or natural persons in China can submit formal national applications to their member countries or apply for international patents through PCT in order to obtain patent protection abroad.