According to statistics from the Fair Trade Bureau under the Ministry of Commerce, a
total of 30 anti-dumping cases, involving US$5.9 billion worth
imported products, have been proposed by Chinese enterprises.
Preliminary or final rulings have been made on 23 of the cases.
China's anti-dumping investigation has the following
characteristics:
First, the country's anti-dumping investigation work has been
strengthened since China's entry into the WTO. Import is steadily
increasing after the continuous reduction of tariff and trade
barriers.
Second, anti-dumping cases are mostly in industries in which
China reports trade deficit. The alleged dumping products
concentrate on raw materials, including that concerning chemical
industry and chemical fiber (23 cases), steel (three cases),
paper-making (three cases) and optical fiber (one case).
Third, the?targeted trade partners are South Korea, Japan,
Taiwan Province, the United States, European Union, Russia, etc.
Among them, South Korea, Japan, and China's Taiwan Province all
report trade surplus against Chinese Mainland, so the trade
friction usually causes anti-dumping investigation; the United
States, EU, Russia, who are China's main trade partners, might have
possibly used their advantages to dump their products to China.
The Chinese government promulgated anti-dumping and anti-subsidy
regulations in 1997. The latest amendment will take effect as of
June 1st.
(China.org.cn by Tang Fuchun May 31, 2004)