EU plans first WTO litigation against China |
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| Workers check components1 at an automobile3 factory in the southern Chinese city of Huizhou February 13, 2003. The EU will launch the first ever litigation against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) by seeking on Friday to convene4 a panel to resolve an auto2 parts dispute. (File/Reuters) |
| Sept. 16 - The European Commission said it will launch the first ever litigation against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) by seeking a settlement panel for an auto parts dispute on Friday.
The EU's executive body said it expected the United States and Canada also to request the establishment of a panel on the same issue.
Chong Quan, spokesperson of the Ministry5 of Commerce, said China has not yet received a formal request from the three parties, which had called on Beijing in March to enter into talks on how to lower barriers to China's US$19 billion auto parts market.
On Friday, they said the time for consultations6 had run out.
"We have tried again and again to find an acceptable, negotiated solution to this issue; and without Chinese engagement, we have no alternative but to take this course of action," EU Trade Commissioner7 Peter Mandelson said in a statement.
The EU, the United States and Canada want China - which joined the WTO in 2001 - to change its rules on import tariffs9, which they say hinder foreign auto makers10 and car parts suppliers in China, now one of the world's biggest auto markets.
China considers car parts as a whole vehicle if they account for 60 per cent or more of the value of the final vehicle, and thus charges a higher tariff8 on them, the Commission has said.
So far, China has been dragged into only one WTO dispute case, which was filed by the United States over semiconductors11 but did not enter the legislation stage.
In another development, foreign direct investment (FDI) in China dropped by 2.1 per cent from a year ago, to $37.19 billion in the first eight months of this year, according to the latest statistics released by the Ministry of Commerce.
FDI in August alone fell 8.49 per cent from last year, to $4.48 billion.
The ministry did not issue data on contracted foreign direct investment - investment pledged but not yet delivered.
Investment in the financial sectors12, including banking13, insurance and securities, is not included. Last year, China's financial sectors drew a total investment of over $10 billion |
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components
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| （机器、设备等的）构成要素，零件，成分； 成分( component的名词复数 )； [物理化学]组分； [数学]分量； （混合物的）组成部分 |
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- the components of a machine 机器部件
- Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。
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auto
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| n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车 |
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- Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
- The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。
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automobile
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| n.汽车，机动车 |
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- He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
- The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。
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convene
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| v.集合，召集，召唤，聚集，集合 |
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- The Diet will convene at 3p.m. tomorrow.国会将于明天下午三点钟开会。
- Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.1991年10月，高级官员在伦敦会齐。
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ministry
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| n.(政府的)部；牧师 |
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- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
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consultations
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| n.磋商（会议）( consultation的名词复数 )；商讨会；协商会；查找 |
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- Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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commissioner
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| n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员 |
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- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
- He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
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tariff
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| n.关税，税率；(旅馆、饭店等)价目表，收费表 |
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- There is a very high tariff on jewelry.宝石类的关税率很高。
- The government is going to lower the tariff on importing cars.政府打算降低进口汽车的关税。
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tariffs
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| 关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准 |
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- 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。
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makers
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| n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式） |
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- The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
- The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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semiconductors
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| n.半导体( semiconductor的名词复数 ) |
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- Crystals may be insulators, semiconductors, or conductors. 晶体可以是绝缘体，半导体，或导体。 来自辞典例句
- Semiconductors containing such impurities are called p-type semiconductors. 含有这类杂质的半导体叫做P型半导体。 来自辞典例句
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sectors
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| n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形 |
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- Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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banking
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| n.银行业，银行学，金融业 |
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- John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
- He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
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