Recently, the U.S. Department of Commerce preliminary ruling on steel imports from China part of the galvanized steel wire wheels and high tariffs to offset the Chinese government subsidies to exporters. Earlier, the U.S. Department of Commerce had imported from China drilling pipe and wood flooring products imposition of countervailing duties. silence for some time, the U.S. trade to China wielded the big stick. Some analysts said the U.S. move, China and the U.S. economic downturn, trade protectionism and politicians manipulate other a variety of factors. The Chinese government has repeatedly stressed their firm opposition to any practices contribute to trade protectionism.
U.S. trade protection would have suspected
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce's preliminary ruling, the steel wheel will be levied countervailing tariff rate is between 26.24% to 46.59%, impose countervailing duties on galvanized steel wire rate from 21.59% to 48.9% range due to Hardware Tools Co., Ltd. Shandong Hualing provide information on the requirements of the U.S. "no response", or even be charged up to 253% tax rate.
"This American practice is reasonable, what the U.S. Department of Commerce survey the available evidence is tenable." International Trade and Economic Cooperation Ministry of Commerce, International Market Research Institute deputy Renbai Ming in the interview with this reporter said, China's steel products more competitive in the United States is mainly reflected in the price, the United States and Europe always have such a misconception that low price there must be subsidized. In addition, China has the world's largest iron and steel industry, steel products, the costs and not too high, even if not exported, due to competition from Chinese steel product prices will not be too high, so the light from the low-cost perspective, this accused the Chinese government subsidies, this rationale is inadequate, does not stop live foot.
Called on the U.S. steel industry subsidiesTsinghua University Research Center Maochun economic diplomacy in the interview with this reporter, also to be refuted: "In fact, China's steel industry, almost no subsidies." Maochun said, only a few poverty-stricken areas, the steel industry is relatively backward technology state to give a small amount of support, the other steel companies are almost no subsidies, while the U.S. imposed countervailing duties and anti dumping duties the same strain, are very stringent measures in the current China-US trade surplus increased in the case, take countervailing measures, can not say that this is a trade protection policy.
Affect the normal Sino-US trade
Reporters learned that the U.S. Department of Commerce to be included in the scope of levy of steel wheels is widely used in trucks, buses and other vehicles in the auto parts business; galvanized steel products are widely used in agriculture, car manufacturing, construction, equipment and other industrial areas, according to U.S. Commerce Department data, U.S. imports from China in 2010 was approximately $ 80 million worth of drum products and galvanized steel wire $ 54 million the United States now restrict imports of Chinese steel products, for what purpose? Will China's steel industry adversely affected?
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Research Office of International Trade Song Hong told newspaper reporters that the reason for the United States impose countervailing duties on Chinese steel, U.S. steel unions because of its strong ability to protect the Chinese steel industry from the current U.S. economic situation, the U.S. steel industry in the past few decades has been shrinking, the number of jobs is not large. This is mainly the U.S. government's China policy needs at this stage, by restricting imports of Chinese steel products, U.S. to ease high unemployment rate to achieve the purpose.
This view, Pak Ming also agrees, he believes thatThe United States experienced a financial crisis recognize not only the development of the virtual economy, but also the development of the real economy. In order to enhance U.S. goods more competitive in the international market, is one of Obama's New Deal plan to double exports in the five years that exports increased by 1, create 2 million jobs, but China is a big manufacturing country, once the United States to develop the real economy, then with China, "Crash," the chances increase. The United States launched an attack for the Chinese steel products, will beneficial to the Chinese steel industry, and automotive upstream industry.
Maochun also believes that the U.S. move may lead to market share in the global steel market, the redistribution of bilateral trade relations will have a bad effect.
Trade protection inevitable retaliation
Currently, things are still inconclusive, the U.S. Commerce Department is also investigating whether the product dumping in the United States, or a price below the normal value in the U.S. market, no later than January next year, these two make a countervailing duty rate final.
Maochun that the Chinese government should take advantage of this period a positive response, countervailing duties and anti dumping duty is different, countervailing duty is mainly aimed at the government's actions, therefore, the Chinese government should actively come forward to negotiate, negotiate, if The United States insisted that the Chinese government also launched similar products in the U.S. anti-dumping or countervailing investigation.
In addition, Song Hong, said from a business perspective, to actively respond to the dispute, the litigation environment to quickly adapt to foreign addition to some of China's export enterprises in foreign markets, be sure to coordinate the cooperation of government and industry associations to provide time for exporters warning, and coordinating to make changes.
Maochun forecastU.S. China is still faced with the debt crisis, weak dollar, market downturn, declining employment and other economic problems for some time, in bilateral trade, the United States will need to cover the name of normal trade, more and more used to impose anti- tax subsidies and anti-dumping duties, and other trade protection policies, while abuse of trade protection policies lead to trade protectionism, production, bound to have been retaliation from other countries, when the United States will be in a more passive state.
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