Xinhua Beijing, May 25 (Xinhua Lei Min, WANG You Ling)

Xinhua Beijing, May 25 (Xinhua Lei Min, WANG You Ling) 25, China on the erroneous practice of countervailing duty investigation of the U.S. 22 products under the WTO dispute settlement mechanism to the United States filed a request for consultations. Commerce Department spokesman Shen Danyang, has issued a statement said the move is the exercise of the rights of members of the WTO China firmly, resolutely safeguard the legitimate interests of the domestic industry a continuation of a series of actions, hope the United States to address China's concerns properly. The dispute involved a total of the United States on China to take countervailing relief measures 22 categories of products, $ 7,286,000,000 total amount of money involved. Shen Danyang, the U.S. countervailing investigation of the products involved in the public sector, subsidies, special orientation, subsidies, interest calculation, the application of the "available facts" and the so-called "deemed export restrictions constitute a subsidy" and there exist many inconsistent with WTO rules and continue to be used before the erroneous practice of the WTO panel and Appellate Body has been negative. Said Shen Danyang, the practice of the United States is the abuse of trade remedy measures, damage to the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises. Chinese industry's strong dissatisfaction. The Chinese side has on various occasions, many times this connection to the United States expressed serious concern and to clarify the position, but the U.S. has been unable to address China's concerns. In a recent survey of solar products, the United States is still repeated its erroneous practice. Shen Danyang, that the Chinese government against the abuse of trade remedy rules, oppose trade protectionism attitude is clear-cut and consistent. The Chinese side hopes that the WTO dispute settlement mechanism, through active dialogue and communication, the United States to correct the erroneous practice of long-term anti-subsidy investigations, back to the track in line with WTO rules, and properly to address China's concerns. Shen Danyang, pointed out that China also noted that the U.S. Commerce Department survey of the products involved are not fully fulfill the responsibility to assess and avoid possible double relief, in violation of U.S. obligations under the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. The Chinese side also noted that in March 2012, the United States on the relevant sections of Bunny Cats the Tariff Act of 1930 "were revised. The Chinese side is to assess a bill passed by the United States and related practices, and reserves the right to take measures under the WTO dispute settlement Bride mechanism.