China urged the United States on Friday to correct its
anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures targeting Chinese coated
paper, reiterating that these measures violate World Trade
Organization (WTO) rules.
In consultations held in Geneva, Chinese officials questioned
the consistency of the US measures with WTO regulations, and urged
the United States to consider China's concerns seriously and
correct its measures, said a statement from the Chinese WTO
mission.
The two sides also clarified some matters in the dispute and
agreed to continue their contact on the issue, the statement
said.
Friday's consultations were held under the WTO's dispute
settlement mechanism. China brought the case to the WTO's Dispute
Settlement Body on Sept. 14.
According to Chinese trade officials, from November 2006 to July
2007, the United States launched five anti-dumping and anti-subsidy
investigations into Chinese coated paper and steel tubes, which
involved 635 Chinese enterprises with 70,000 employees and goods
worth US$860 million.
Five dual investigations against Chinese products in less than a
year was unprecedented in the history of world trade, the officials
said.
According to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, the US decision
not only violated WTO rules, but also went against a 23-year-old US
bipartisan policy.
(Xinhua News Agency October 13, 2007)
