ZHUHAI, China (AP) - They really brought out the big guns for this one: Giant balloons reached toward the clouds. Hundreds of customs agents stood in rows, listening to marching music that included a chunk of ``It's a Small World After All.'' FM 95.1 went live.

And amid it all, outside the Ping Pong Pavilion of the Zhuhai Athletic Center stadium, 15 industrial-strength wood chippers all in a row did just what they were trotted out for Tuesday afternoon - made minced plastic out of 16 million counterfeit CDs, DVDs and CD-ROMS.

``This is one of the most important issues facing us today,'' said Shi Zongyuan, the official in charge of anti-piracy efforts in southern China. ``Getting rid of pirated CDs will give us a much-needed economic boost.''

China mounts such a spectacle every few months - though usually on a smaller scale than Tuesday - to show that it is serious about stopping rampant product piracy.