Ministry Of Commerce: EU Hopes To Handle Cases Related To China'S Footwear Industry Cautiously

In response to the EU's anti circumvention investigations launched against Chinese shoes, the commerce ministry officials said today and strongly opposed it as a continuation of the EU's footwear and anti-dumping incidents against China.

Cheng Yongru, director of the Fair Trade Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce and trade, is highly concerned about Sino EU trade. The EU's anti-dumping on Chinese shoes is neither conducive to China nor to the European Union. It is a double lose relationship.

We hope that the EU will take prudent measures in anti circumvention investigations to avoid negative impact on China EU relations. We will pay close attention to tracking this case and follow the EU's investigation process strictly in accordance with the WTO agreement.

Cheng Yongru said that the EU launched an anti circumvention investigation on Chinese shoes, based on its anti circumvention law, but the WTO law has no relevant provisions.

Cheng Yongru, director of the import and Export Fair Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce, I want to point out that in the multilateral framework of WTO, anti circumvention has no legal basis, so the EU's anti circumvention investigation must be based on the Anti-dumping Agreement.

Cheng Yongru also expressed the hope that mainland related enterprises should maintain close ties with the government.