China dismisses US finding that China's shipbuilding dominance detrimental to US interests

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(17 Jan 2025)
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Beijing, China - 17 January 2025
1. Wide of news briefing
2. Wide of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Guo Jiakun, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“The Biden administration's Section 301 investigation into China's maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding industries seriously violates WTO rules and is a blatant act of protectionism. China strongly deplores and firmly opposes this.”
4. Reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Guo Jiakun, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“China has always respected Serbia's sovereignty and territorial integrity and believes that the safety and legitimate rights and interests of Serbs in Kosovo should be protected. Unilateral actions do not help solve the problem and affect regional security and stability. We hope that relevant parties will continue to engage in pragmatic and constructive dialogue within the framework of relevant UN Security Council resolutions and actively seek a lasting solution to the Kosovo issue.”
6. Reporters
7. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Guo Jiakun, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“China will continue to deepen international law enforcement cooperation and increase efforts to combat cross-border illegal activities such as telecom fraud, online gambling, and human trafficking. We will continue to work with relevant departments to guide embassies and consulates abroad in properly handling cases involving overseas Chinese citizens and provide necessary assistance to the parties and their families within the scope of their duties.”
8. Reporters
9. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Guo Jiakun, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“The Chinese government attaches great importance to and legally protects data privacy and security. It has never required, and will never require, companies or individuals to collect or provide data and intelligence of foreign countries to the Chinese government in violation of local laws. Relevant parties should respect the principles of market economy and fair competition and provide a fair, transparent, and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese companies.”
10. Various of news briefing
STORYLINE:
China’s Foreign Ministry on Friday hit out at the Biden administration's initiation of the Section 301 probes into China's maritime, logistics and shipbuilding industries, saying it represented “outright protectionism.”

In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said the probe violated the rules of the World Trade Organization and that China “strongly deplores and firmly opposes” it.

In a report released on Thursday, the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) said that China's dominance in the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors is "unreasonable" and "actionable" under U.S. trade law.

The investigation found that China's targeted dominance in these sectors burdens or restricts U.S. commerce by displacing foreign firms, reducing competition, and creating dependencies on Chinese-controlled infrastructure.

At the briefing, Guo also called on Kosovo and Serbia to work on a “lasting solution” to the Kosovo issue through “pragmatic and constructive dialogue.”

This came after Kosovo’s authority confirmed that they had closed all so-called parallel institutions used by the country's ethnic Serb minority and financially supported by neighboring Serbia.

The offices include the local Serb administration and postal and tax agencies in 10 municipalities where ethnic Serbs live in Kosovo.









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