China firmly opposes a decision of the United States to initiate
combined anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into
Chinese-made lightweight thermal paper, a spokesman for the
Ministry of Commerce said in a statement Friday.
The US Department of Commerce made the decision on October
29.
The spokesman said, "This is the seventh combined anti-dumping
and anti-subsidy probe the United States has initiated targeting
Chinese products.
"So many combined anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations
launched by the United States against Chinese products in a short
period of time have caused strong discontent in the Chinese
industry," the spokesman said.
The US moves were unhelpful for the development of a harmonious,
healthy trade relationship between China and the United States,
which was mutually beneficial, according to the spokesman.
"Such moves have complicated the economic and trade relations
between China and the United States, and are unwise and wrong," the
spokesman said.
"They sent wrong signals to the US industry and brought
unnecessary, huge pressures on both the Chinese and US
governments," he said.
Lightweight thermal paper is widely used for printing tickets
and receipts.
(Xinhua News Agency November 10, 2007)
