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Concern over EU modem probe
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September 17, 2010, Friday
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CHINA is expressing its concern about the European Union's investigations into Chinese-made wireless wide area networking (WWAN) modems, a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce said yesterday.
Yao Jian made the remarks after the EU said it was conducting an anti-subsidy investigation into the devices.
The EU launched investigations of anti-dumping and supporting measures on the WWAN modems from China on June 30. It is the first time the EU has made simultaneous triple investigations on a China-made product, Yao said.
The move is unheard of for World Trade Organization members when dealing with trade remedy cases in practice, Yao said. The Chinese public and people working in the industry showed strong dissatisfaction toward the EU's practice.
The WWAN modems are high-tech products that are constantly updated. These Chinese-made modems promote technological advances and created new market fields which benefited EU consumers, Yao said.
The EU's investigations will disrupt normal trade and hurt the interests of EU consumers, he said. Yao also said the EU's move ran counter to the deepening China-EU friendship.
He hoped the EU could take actions based on relevant laws and the facts and keep their promise on being opposed to trade protectionism.
Yao Jian made the remarks after the EU said it was conducting an anti-subsidy investigation into the devices.
The EU launched investigations of anti-dumping and supporting measures on the WWAN modems from China on June 30. It is the first time the EU has made simultaneous triple investigations on a China-made product, Yao said.
The move is unheard of for World Trade Organization members when dealing with trade remedy cases in practice, Yao said. The Chinese public and people working in the industry showed strong dissatisfaction toward the EU's practice.
The WWAN modems are high-tech products that are constantly updated. These Chinese-made modems promote technological advances and created new market fields which benefited EU consumers, Yao said.
The EU's investigations will disrupt normal trade and hurt the interests of EU consumers, he said. Yao also said the EU's move ran counter to the deepening China-EU friendship.
He hoped the EU could take actions based on relevant laws and the facts and keep their promise on being opposed to trade protectionism.
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