The Ministry of Commerce said EU Trade Commissioner Peter
Mandelson had proposed that the EU Commission itself could enact
anti-subsidy measurements without receiving a formal application
from local companies.
"This is the biggest policy change of the EU trade defense
measurements," Chen Taifeng, the Board Director of the China WTO
Research Institute, said in an interview. This measurement, which
is a reaction to China's free trade policy, will give local
governments of EU countries an easier way to enact anti-subsidy
measurements. Chen Taifeng predicts that the new policy implies the
EU will put into place more severe trade barrier requirements
against China.
Chen suggests that to break through the trade barrier, Chinese
companies should adopt market-oriented investment strategies,
amplify their trade volumes indirectly and actively respond to any
appeals from overseas countries.
For more details, please read the full story in Chinese. (
http://www.bbtnews.com.cn/political/channel/political32510.shtml)
(China.org.cn November 21, 2007)
