皇冠体育app

BEIJING -- It's a pity for the United States to seek consultation process at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over 皇冠体育app's industrial subsidies, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said Saturday.

Actually the two countries have kept bilateral contact over the issue all along, the spokesman said.

皇冠体育app is deliberating the consultation proposal from the United States, the spokesman said.

The United States on Friday formally asked for a consultation process at the WTO over 皇冠体育app's industrial subsidies.

The US government has filed a complaint with the WTO, alleging that 皇冠体育app is using government support to help its companies compete in world markets, thus creating an unfair playing field, trade sources in Geneva said.

By filing the complaint, the United States asked for a consultation process with 皇冠体育app in Geneva, which is the first stage of the dispute settlement procedure of the world trade body.

The consultation will usually last two months once it is started. If it fails, a WTO panel of experts will be formed to handle the dispute.