In response to the United States' announcement of restrictions on the import of photovoltaic products and large washing machines, Wang Hejun, director of the Trade Remedy Investigation Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, said on the 23rd that China strongly resented it and would resolutely defend its rights with other WTO members.
Washington Time On January 22, U.S. President Trump announced a four-year and three-year global safeguards on imported PV products and large washing machines, respectively, and adopted stringent taxation measures. Class of products to take trade remedy measures.
In response, Wang Hejun said that this time, the United States once again launched a global safeguard measure investigation on imported PV products and large washing machines, which is an abuse of trade remedy measures. China expresses its strong dissatisfaction with this.
Wang Hejun said that the U.S. investigation not only aroused the concern of many trading partners but also met with strong opposition from many local governments and downstream enterprises in the United States, a move not only detrimental to the overall healthy development of the industries in the United States, but also further aggravated the related products Global trade environment.
He emphasized that China hopes that the United States will exercise restraint in using trade restrictions and abiding by the multilateral trade rules and that China will, together with other WTO members, resolutely defend its legitimate interests in the erroneous practice of the United States.
According to the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products, exports of large washing machines to the United States in the first eleven months of 2017 amounted to approximately 56.2933 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 11.3% of the total exports of large washing machines in China in the same period. Exports to the United States amounted to about 620 million U.S. dollars , Accounting for 5.7% of China's PV exports in the same period.