The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the US anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigation against Chinese aluminum product producers

According to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, spokesperson Geng Shuang stated at today's regular press conference that China is willing to work with the United States to continuously deepen bilateral economic and trade cooperation, properly handle differences, and further promote cooperation to benefit both countries and their peoples.

Q: The United States yesterday launched a "double anti" (anti-dumping and anti-subsidy) investigation targeting Chinese aluminum product manufacturers, adopting a very aggressive approach. What is China's comment on this?

A: The economic and trade cooperation between China and the United States is mutually beneficial in nature. China is willing to work with the U.S. to continuously deepen bilateral economic and trade cooperation, properly handle differences, and further promote cooperation to benefit both countries and their peoples.

At the same time, regarding this specific case, I would like to emphasize that we hope the relevant country will honor its commitment and implement Article 15 of China's WTO Accession Protocol, which means stopping the use of "surrogate country" methodology in anti-dumping investigations against China after December 11, 2016.