China says US trade action ‘political’

Sep 18, 2012 | 03:51 PM | Catherine Ngai

Tags  auto manufacturing, WTO, countervailing, subsidies, trade, catherine ngai

NEW YORK — A trade complaint filed by the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO) was politically motivated, China claimed Tuesday.

"The United States is on a campaign trail and announced the news that it is taking measures against China in consideration of election politics," China’s Ministry of Commerce said on its website. "In this regard,....





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