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.
(Xinhua News Agenc September 14, 2003)
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