第1页共22页编号:时间:2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟页码:第1页共22页ChinafilesWTOcomplaintoverU.S.importdutiesonChinesepaperTheAssociatedPress(美国联合通讯社,美联社)Published:September14,2007GENEVA(日内瓦):FacingaU.S.legalassault(指控),Chinaasserteditsrights(主张权利)byfilingaWorldTradeOrganizationcomplaintagainstantidumpingdutiesthattheUnitedStatesappliesonChinesepaperimports,tradeofficialssaidFriday.TheWTOcaseisthefirstinitiatedbyBeijingagainstWashingtoninfiveyearsandcomesontheheelsofaseriesofU.S.tradecomplaintsagainstChina.Beijingopposesthe"unfairpracticeoftheU.S.incarryingouttheantidumping"duties,anofficialattheChinesemissioninGeneva(日内瓦)said,referringtoWashington'sMay30decisiontoimpose(施加,征收)penaltytariffs(惩罚性关税)rangingfrom23.19percentto99.65percentonimportsfromChinaoftheglossy第2页共22页第1页共22页编号:时间:2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟页码:第2页共22页paper(coatedpaper铜版纸)isusedinartbooks,textbooksandhigh-endmagazines(高端杂志).Theofficialspokeonconditionofanonymity(匿名),citingChinesegovernmentrules.TheCommerceMinistryinBeijingconfirmedtheaction.SeanSpicer,spokesmanfortheU.S.traderepresentative(美国贸易代表发言人)inWashington,saidhewassurprisedbyChina'sactionbecauseafinaldecisiononthecoated-paperdutiesisnotexpecteduntilNovember.ButhesaidtheU.S.wasnotangeredbytherequestbecausesuchdisputesarenormalamongmajortradingpowers.TodayinBusinesswithReuters(路透社)"Ourlawsarefullyincompliancewith(依照,遵循)WTOobligations,andwearegoingtorigorouslydefendthem,"SpicertoldTheAssociatedPress."Thisispartofdoingbusiness.Thisishowmaturetradepartnersact."第3页共22页第2页共22页编号:时间:2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟页码:第3页共22页TheadministrationofU.S.PresidentGeorgeW.Bush,criticizedintheUnitedStatesforsoaringtradedeficits(飞涨的贸易赤字),beganinvestigatingChinesepaperimportslastyearafteracomplaintbyNewPageCorp.(新页公司),whichproducescoatedpaper.NewPagecontendedthatitfacedunfaircompetitionfromChinesecompanieswhichitalleged(NewPage宣称)receivedillegalgovernmentsupport(政府补贴).ThedecisiontoimposedutiesonChinesepaperreversed23yearsofU.S.tradepolicybytreatingChina—classifiedasanonmarketeconomy(非市场经济即计划经济)—thesamewayasotherU.S.tradingpartnersindisputesinvolvinggovernmentsubsidies(政府补贴).Sincethe1960s,theU.S.hasdeclinedtoidentifysubsidiesbyforeigngovernmentsinnonmarketeconomies(非市场经济体).Thetheoryhasbeenthatfairpricesinsucheconomiesareimpossibletomeasure,especiallywhenthegovernmentsdon'ttellwhentheygivecompaniesfinancialaid(财政补贴).In1986,thecourtsupheld(支持)theCommerceDepartment'sright(the第4页共22页第3页共22页编号:时间:2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟页码:第4页共22页DepartmentofCommerce/DOC美国商务部的权利)nottoapplydutiesagainstimportsfromnonmarketeconomies.ExpertssaythemovehasworriedBeijingbecauseitmayopenthedoorformanyotherAmericancompaniesbattered(冲击injured)inrecentyearsbyChineseimportsfloodingtheUnitedStates—fromsteeltofurniture—tocounteract(抵消)sweetheartloans(私下贷款)frombanks,rent-freelandandotherhiddensupportChinaallegedlyprovidesfirms.WashingtonhasbroughtfourcomplaintsagainstChinatotheWTOsince2006.Lastmonth,theglobalcommercebody(全球商务机构)launchedaformalinvestigationintoU.S.andMexicanallegationsthatChinaisprovidingillegal...