2016年CRI Chinese steel firms never dump their products: official
时间：2019-02-14 作者：英语课 分类：2016CRI中国国际广播电台
Xia Nong, deputy director-general of the National Development and Reform Commission's department of industrial policies, says China's steel products are highly competitive globally, and have gained a good reputation in international trade.
This is due, he says, to the efforts of the steel companies rather than government's subsidies 1.
China now uses the most efficient, low energy consuming and highly sophisticated steel manufacturing equipment in the world, which has helped cut production costs significantly and boost firms' competitiveness.
Xia's remarks come after several countries, including the United States, have conducted anti-dumping investigations 3 and adopted measures against Chinese steel exports.
The official said protectionism will not fundamentally help solve the problem in the global steel industry, and will instead deal a further blow to international trade order.
"The steel trade mainly depends on the needs of the supply and the demand sides, which results in a market behavior. So I think prudent 4, restrained and standardized 5 attitudes should be adopted in solving the current friction 6 and disputes facing the steel trade."
Xia added that the average export price for China's steel sheets last year was 3670 yuan, or over 550 U.S. dollars per ton, while domestic steel sheets were priced at 3600 yuan per ton at most.
As such, there is no question of Chinese companies dumping steel products.
The official also criticized the U.S. for hampering 7 world steel trade by launching a Section 337 investigation 2 - which looks into allegations of unfair practices in import trade - on China's steel products.
"The U.S. has launched Section 337 investigations while the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures are still effective. We believe this is tantamount to duplicating trade remedy or abuse of trade protection measures. We are strongly opposed to it."
Xia also noted 8 that China has discouraged massive steel exports as a response to the country's current national conditions.
Instead, it has taken a series of measures in cutting export tax rebates 9 and levy 10 higher tariffs 11 to control exports and solve overcapacity.
He said the tax refund 12 rate for steel exports is lower than the value-added tax rate of 17 percent, which is in line with WTO rules.
For CRI, I'm Xie Cheng.
- European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
- Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
- He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
- A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
- You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。
- We use standardized tests to measure scholastic achievement. 我们用标准化考试来衡量学生的学业成绩。
- The parts of an automobile are standardized. 汽车零件是标准化了的。
- When Joan returned to work,the friction between them increased.琼回来工作后，他们之间的摩擦加剧了。
- Friction acts on moving bodies and brings them to a stop.摩擦力作用于运动着的物体，并使其停止。
- So fraud on cows and development aid is seriously hampering growth. 因此在牛问题上和发展补助上的诈骗严重阻碍了发展。
- Short-termism, carbon-trading, disputing the science-are hampering the implementation of direct economically-led objectives. 短效主义，出售二氧化碳，进行科学辩论，这些都不利于实现以经济为主导的直接目标。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- The VAT system offers advantages, such as rebates on exports. 增值税有其优点，如对出口商品实行回扣。 来自辞典例句
- In more recent years rate rebates have been introduced for households. 近年地方税的减免已适用于家庭。 来自辞典例句
- They levy a tax on him.他们向他征税。
- A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.地方政府征收了食品税。
- British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
- The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。