US breaks WTO rules, China says

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2007

BEIJING (AFP) — China said Thursday an increasingly protectionist United States was breaking World Trade Organisation rules as part of ongoing commercial disputes.

The violation of WTO regulations has come about in the process of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations launched by the United States against five product categories, Vice Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng said.

"Investigations and measures undertaken by the United States will lead to double taxation," Gao told a briefing in Beijing. "You can't do that according to WTO rules."

The five categories -- including items such as art paper, steel pipe and tyres -- have been targeted in the period since November, a frequency rarely seen in contemporary global trade, Gao said.

He did not explain...