China's reaction to the subsidy case

Commenting on the recent case brought by the US against China on famous brands subsidies, Mr. Xiankun LU, Counsellor in the WTO mission of China, stated, "Such complaints are very normal between WTO members. We'd bring a complaint too if we were facing similar problems. Thus, it's hard to say whether this would have any impact on US-China trade. It would not have any impact on any other subsidies measures either." (emphasis added)

Indeed, China requested for the panel in another case against US CVD practices the same day.

按WTO规则处理美出口补贴起诉

http://www.sina.com.cn  2008年12月23日 02:57  每日经济新闻
◆每经记者 江旋 发自北京

    昨日，商务部条法司负责人就美国和墨西哥要求终止中国对知名品牌的补贴措施表示，中方一贯尊重世贸组织规则，反对贸易保护主义，对美墨的磋商请求，中方将按照世贸组织规则予以处理。

    中国驻WTO代表团参赞卢先�表示，从19日开始的10之内中方会向美墨答复，确定磋商时间。按照世贸组织争端解决程序，磋商期一般为60天。

    "这类申诉在WTO成员之间是很正常，我们如果遇到这样的问题也会提起申诉。所以，很难说会对中美贸易产生什么影响，"卢先�说，"对其他的补贴措施也不会产生影响。