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China appeals WTO ruling

(China Daily)
Updated: 2011-05-25 14:01

China on Tuesday appealed against a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling that backed US duties on Chinese tire imports, saying the levies are "protectionist".

WTO judges rejected a Chinese complaint in December against a US decision to impose three-year duties on $1.8 billion of car and light-truck tires from China under a so-called "safeguard provision" designed to protect US producers from a surge in imports.