WASHINGTON, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. government
on Monday filed two trade cases against China in the World Trade Organization
(WTO) over copyright piracy and restrictions on the sale of American books,
music, videos and movies.
The two new cases represent the latest effort by the
Bush administration to increase pressure on China in the trade area despite
Beijing's active efforts in cracking down on piracy.
"We acknowledge that China's leadership has made the
protection of intellectual property rights a priority and has taken active steps
to improve IPR protection and enforcement," said U.S. Trade Representative Susan
C. Schwab in a statement.
"China has taken numerous steps to improve its
protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR), (but) we have
not been able to agree on several important changes to China's legal regime that
we believe are required by China's WTO commitments."
However, Schwab noted that the Bush administration is
willing to resolve these issues through dialogues with China.
"We also look forward to continuing fruitful
bilateral discussions with China on other important IPR matters we have been
working on together, since achieving comprehensive IPR protection requires
concerted efforts on many fronts," she said.
Under WTO dispute settlement procedures, the U.S. and
China would normally consult with 60 days. If it fails, a WTO dispute panel will
be convened to handle it.
In late March, the U.S. government announced its
decision to impose penalty tariffs against the imports of Chinese coated free
sheet paper, a decision altering a 23-year old bipartisan policy of not applying
the countervailing duty (CVD) law to China.
The Chinese government responded strongly in a
statement of the Department of Commerce, saying such an decision "goes against
the consensus reached between leaders of the two countries to resolve
contradictions through dialogues."
"China strongly requires the U.S. side to reconsider
the decision and make prompt changes," the statement said.
BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government
expresses strong dissatisfaction about the U.S. decision to impose penalty
tariffs against the imports of Chinese coated free sheet paper, Wang Xinpei,
spokesman for China's Ministry of Commerce, said early Saturday.
The Department of Commerce of the United States on
Friday announced its preliminary decision to apply U.S. anti-subsidy law to the
imports of coated free sheet paper from China.Full story
BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese top legislator
Wu Bangguo said here Thursday that China and the United States have many more
common interests than differences.
Bilateral cooperation in various fields "has brought
substantial benefits to both countries and both peoples", Wu insisted. Full story
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