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Beijing rejects protectionism charge

By Jamil Anderlini in Beijing

Published: June 24 2009 17:07 | Last updated: June 24 2009 17:07

China on Wednesday rejected the allegations of protectionism and illegal trade subsidies made by a growing list of countries and hit back with its own trade investigation and a complaint to the World Trade Organisation.

Beijing has asked the WTO to investigate US restrictions on imports of Chinese poultry products and has launched its own anti-dumping investigation into methanol imported from Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia and New ­Zealand, China’s commerce ministry said on Wednesday.

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