ACT: China airs concerns about anti-dumping
CANBERRA, Aug 19 AAP - Australia was taking on board Chinese concerns about anti-dumpinglaws and would soon release its response to Senate report on the issue, Customs MinisterChris Ellison said today.
During his visit to China Mr Howard said Australia had already made adjustments toanti-dumping laws to accommodate some of the concerns of the Chinese.
Labor Senator Mark Bishop (ALP, WA) said the government had not yet foreshadowed anyamendments to its anti-dumping laws.
Senator Ellison said there had been ongoing consultations with the Chinese on the issue,with Customs officials visiting China in relation to the issue.
Australia sought to clarify the situation of China being a market in transition, producedlegislation which went to a Senate committee and was considering its response to the committee'sreport.
Senator Ellison said Australia valued the strong relationship it had with China andbelieved it had achieved a balance between Australian industry and accommodating the importantrelationship with the Chinese.
"Senator Bishop doesn't have to wait too much longer in suspense, we will shortly beproviding our response in relation to the report by the Senate committee in relation toany amendments to the bill that we have before the parliament," he said.
"I can say that we are committed to maintaining a positive trading relationship with China.
"This bill merely clarifies and puts on a proper legal basis what we've been practisingnow for some years and there is nothing more to it than that."
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KEYWORD: CHINA DUMPING
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