Official: Anti-dumping charges against China exceed 500 ( 2003-09-14 09:22) (Xinhua)
Anti-dumping charges against Chinese manufacturers by overseas countries
totaled 500 by the end of 2002, costing China dozens of billions in lost export
revenues, a trade official said on Saturday.
Wang Qinhua, chief of the Bureau of Industry Injury of Investigation of
China's Ministry of Commerce, said the number of anti-dumping cases against
China accounts for 14 percent of the world's total, ranking first in the world.
The official said trade protectionism through anti-dumping suits around the
world is growing, exerting new pressure on China's foreign trade.
Anti-dumping moves against China have become one of the major obstacles to
the development of China's foreign trade, the official told a forum on the
sidelines of China Beijing International Science and Technology Industrial Expo,
which runs during Sept. 12-15.
The number of anti-dumping cases lodged by overseas countries against Chinese
manufacturers reached 55 in 2001, a record high, and the figure stood at 47 in
2002, the official said.
The official said China will make better use of the trade dispute mechanism
of the World Trade Organization to protect the interests and rights of Chinese
firms.
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