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China faces more dumping charges, trade disputes

BEIJING - An official with the Ministry of Commerce said that trade disputes involving China will continue to increase.

Wang Shichun said on Monday that China's "robust exports" triggered more countries to use anti-dumping measures as a major means of achieving trade relief - limiting Chinese manufactured products in their market.

Since 1979, 34 countries and regions have refused more than 4,000 Chinese products in 673 anti-dumping and anti-subsidizing cases, causing economic losses of US$19.1 billion, Wang, director of the bureau of fair trade for import and export under the commerce ministry, said in a keynote speech on a trade relief forum held here Monday.

The United States, the European Union, India, Argentina, Turkey, Australia, South Africa, Mexico, Canada, and Brazil are the top 10 countries or regions which frequently use trade relief means to turn down Chinese products, Wang said.

Wang said the Chinese government will try its best to resolve dumping disputes, but Chinese companies should be more self-disciplined and enhance their ability to respond to anti-dumping charges.

(Asia Pulse)

Nov 24, 2004

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