BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) -- China expressed on Tuesday great regret and strong dissatisfaction at the decision of the United States to file WTO cases against China over intellectual property rights and access to the Chinese publication market.

    "The decision runs contrary to the consensus between the leaders of the two nations about strengthening bilateral trade ties and properly solving trade disputes", said Wang Xinpei, spokesman with the Ministry of Commerce. Full story

U.S. files two new trade cases against China

    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. Full story

China strongly dissatisfied on U.S. trade sanction    

    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

Top legislator: China-U.S. common interests greater than differences

    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