Anti-Dumping
Charges Impede Chinese Exports
Chinese furniture faces its first anti-dumping charge. |
In recent years China has been charged with
infringing anti-dumping laws in almost all categories of its
exports. According to statistics, 15 percent of world lawsuits
in this category in 2001 were against China, and this rose to
17 percent in 2002, with 36 cases ending in penalization. According
to officials of the Ministry of Commerce, anti-dumping is a
main obstacle to expanding China's exports. By September 2003,
34 cases had been made against Chinese goods, representing a
total value of US $840 million. Although the total number is
marginally lower than in 2002, the proportion of major cases
is higher, and the value involved far greater. Chinese trade
experts predict in anti-dumping charges against China to peak
in 2005.
