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United States files two cases against China to WTO

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-09-16 07:00

WASHINGTON - The United States had filed two cases against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO), the US trade representative Ron Kirk announced on Wednesday.

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One case requests dispute settlement consultations, the first step in litigation, regarding China's imposition of anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties on imports of grain oriented flat-rolled electrical steel (GOES) from the United States, while the other case requests consultations regarding dispute over US suppliers of electronic payment services, Kirk said in a statement.

Consultations are the first step in a WTO dispute. Parties that do not resolve a matter through consultations within 60 days may request the establishment of a WTO dispute settlement panel, according to the WTO rules.

The GOES is used by the power-generating industry in transformers, reactors, and other large electric machines.