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Article: EU/CHINA : BEIJING THREATENS TO RETALIATE AGAINST SHOE MEASURES.
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- European Report
- Article date:
- October 10, 2006
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Beijing was quick to respond to the EU's decision to impose anti-dumping measures on Chinese shoes. The Chinese Ministry of Trade, on 9 October, criticised the decision ratified by the Council on 5 October to impose an additional 16.5% import duty on Chinese shoes entering the EU. Beijing is questioning the legal basis of these measures, which it describes as "short-sighted" and "protectionist" and has threatened to retaliate with similar measures.
"These are short-term measures, which impact others without benefitting Europeans in any way," confirmed Chinese ministry officials, who believe that the vote was carried by the protectionist sentiment in a small ...