After years' efforts, China has made great achievements on responding to anti-dumping prosecutions. In the past 10 years, China has won some 37.5 percent anti-dumping cases with the no-tariff or no-loss ends.
Chinese enterprises have become active in adopting vigorous measures on anti-dumping cases, and they have responded all such cases in the United Sates and the European Union.
By the end of 2001, there have been altogether 30 countries brought up actions against China on anti-dumping cases and safeguarding measures, with over US$10bn involved, according to Zhang Yuqing, director of Laws and Treaties Department of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation (MOFTEC).
In view of existing situation in which the international trade protectionism recurs and more anti-dumping cases against China emerge, departments concerned have intensified measures to respond cases, instruction on relevant law, outlay for support, governmental negotiation, and some others, thereby steadying and expanding China's exports.
Meanwhile, China has also actively launched anti-dumping investigation on imported goods. Currently, China has places altogether 17 anti-dumping cases, of which 6 cases have been ended and 11 cases are in investigation.
These activities have taken great effects on protecting domestic industries and markets as well as maintaining a fair international trade system. In addition, a great number of personnel have been turned out in practices for dealing with anti-dumping cases, heralding a new way on anti-dumping investigation for China.
(People's Daily March 29, 2002)
