Trade disputes between China and the US are escalating as Washington pushes ahead with more investigations against Chinese products. The Ministry of Commerce says China opposes abusive protectionism, and will take action to protect the interests of its domestic industries.
The U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday set preliminary anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese-made oil pipes, the biggest U.S. trade action against China.
The president of a honey manufacturer in China pleaded guilty today to conspiring to illegally import Chinese honey that was falsely identified as coming from the Philippines into the United States to avoid domestic anti-dumping duties.
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- China protested U.S. duties on steel pipes and announced the start of an anti-dumping probe into American carmakers as trade tensions escalate ahead of President Barack Obama’s first visit to the nation this month.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China denounced as protectionist new U.S. anti-dumping duties on steel pipes and launched its own investigation into imports of U.S.-made automobiles on Friday, a week before a visit by President Barack Obama.
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday slapped preliminary anti-dumping duties ranging up to 99 percent on Chinese-made oil well pipe in the biggest U.S. trade action against China.
Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and the European Union asked the World Trade Organization to probe Chinese taxes on exports of raw materials used in the metals and chemical industries, escalating a third joint complaint against China.