China warns EU on planned solar duties
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May 17, 2013, Friday
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PUNITIVE duties on Chinese solar panels proposed by the European Union would "severely impair" bilateral trade ties, Ministry of Commerce spokesman Shen Danyang warned yesterday.
His remarks at a press conference came after the European Commission agreed to back a proposal to levy provisional duties ranging from 37 to 68 percent.
"China's position of using dialogue and negotiations to resolve the frictions hasn't changed," Shen said, urging that the EU should consider the larger picture of bilateral ties.
Shen also said an EC decision to open an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into mobile telecommunication networks and equipment imported from China was not in the interests of either side.
In the context of a fragile global economy, countries should join together to guard against protectionism and remove barriers to achieve common development, Shen said, adding that those who go against the consensus will disrupt economic recovery and undermine market confidence.
He said China and the EU were important trading partners and it was in the interests of both to maintain mutually beneficial cooperation in economics and trade.
Imposing provisional duties on imports of Chinese solar panels would harm the interests of both sides, he said.
Shen said China would safeguard its interests according to WTO rules and Chinese laws unless both sides sit down and figure out a feasible way to avoid a trade war.
Shen said that cooperation between China and the EU in the wireless communications sector had long been mutually beneficial, and EU companies have a bigger market share in China than Chinese firms do in the eurozone.
The commission said it had been agreed in principle to open an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy case, but that it would first seek to negotiate a solution with Chinese authorities.
If the EU insists on going ahead with the probe, China will take firm measures to protect its interests, Shen said.
His remarks at a press conference came after the European Commission agreed to back a proposal to levy provisional duties ranging from 37 to 68 percent.
"China's position of using dialogue and negotiations to resolve the frictions hasn't changed," Shen said, urging that the EU should consider the larger picture of bilateral ties.
Shen also said an EC decision to open an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into mobile telecommunication networks and equipment imported from China was not in the interests of either side.
In the context of a fragile global economy, countries should join together to guard against protectionism and remove barriers to achieve common development, Shen said, adding that those who go against the consensus will disrupt economic recovery and undermine market confidence.
He said China and the EU were important trading partners and it was in the interests of both to maintain mutually beneficial cooperation in economics and trade.
Imposing provisional duties on imports of Chinese solar panels would harm the interests of both sides, he said.
Shen said China would safeguard its interests according to WTO rules and Chinese laws unless both sides sit down and figure out a feasible way to avoid a trade war.
Shen said that cooperation between China and the EU in the wireless communications sector had long been mutually beneficial, and EU companies have a bigger market share in China than Chinese firms do in the eurozone.
The commission said it had been agreed in principle to open an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy case, but that it would first seek to negotiate a solution with Chinese authorities.
If the EU insists on going ahead with the probe, China will take firm measures to protect its interests, Shen said.
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