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China launches formal anti-dumping probe into US poultry imports
Sep 27, 2009, 6:43 GMT
Beijing - China formally ordered an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe into imports of US poultry on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
The investigation came in response to a petition received by the China Animal Husbandry Association on behalf of the domestic poultry industry, the ministry said in a statement on its website.
China first announced it would launch an anti-dumping probe into US poultry exports and automobile parts, just days after US President Barack Obama announced new tariffs on US imports of Chinese-made tyres on September 11.
Preceding the G20 summit earlier this week, Chinese President Hu Jintao made China's concern over the new tax clear in a meeting with his US counterpart.
'The recent US decision to impose special safeguard measures on tyres imported from China contradicts the interests of both countries, and similar cases should not recur,' Hu was quoted as saying in a report by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The investigation into poultry and auto parts will be carried out over the next year, the Ministry of Commerce said.
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