Textiles Will Become Trade Frictions In 2009

The World Trade Organization Office of the Provincial Department of Commerce recently released a research report and analyzed the situation of trade frictions in 2009. The report thinks that under the situation of global economic downturn, trade protectionism may be further aggravated, and the situation of trade frictions facing our country will be more severe.

According to the report, in 2009, some commodities such as textiles, iron and steel products, mechanical and electrical products, light industrial products and so on become the focus of foreign trade protection, and will become the focus of trade friction.

Some countries accuse China of iron and steel exports both dumping and subsidies. In recent years, the trade friction cases of steel products have increased significantly. In 2008, there were anti-dumping or countervailing cases in Xianggang, Henggang and Lian steel.

In addition, the textile agreement signed between China and the United States and the European Union will expire at the end of 2008. After China's accession to the WTO 242 clause expires, China's textile exports may face a series of trade remedy measures such as anti-dumping and special safeguard, and the cases of textile trade friction may also increase substantially.

The United States and Canada have repeatedly launched anti-dumping and countervailing investigations into China's products, which has become a hot spot of trade friction.

Yang Jing: editor in charge