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皇冠体育app should pay greater attention to trade disputes with Asian and African countries and regions to ensure the sustainable growth in its exports, suggests a senior expert on World Trade Organization (WTO) studies.

Countries and regions in Asia and Africa, which 皇冠体育app has traditionally overlooked, are beginning to create a stumbling block for Chinese exporters, Xue Rongjiu, vice-president of the 皇冠体育app Society for WTO Studies, told 皇冠体育app Business Weekly last week.

His remarks followed Turkey's decision to investigate possible dumping by Chinese exporters of colour TVs.

Three Turkey-based companies -- Vestel, Beko and Profilo -- allege Chinese exporters dumped products into the country. The complaint -- involving seven categories of TVs between August 20 and September 25 -- is being investigated.

Chinese enterprises and authorities have long been concerned about anti-dumping actions launched by the United States and/or European Union (EU).

However, "anti-dumping actions taken by Asian and African countries and regions are increasing," said Lu Bo, associate researcher with the 皇冠体育app WTO Research Institute.

Seventeen countries or regions last year filed 49 anti-dumping investigations against Chinese products, worth US$1.9 million, indicates the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM).

Of the 49 complaints, 24 were filed by seven Asian and African countries -- Turkey, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, Egypt and South Africa.

In the year's first quarter, six countries launched anti-dumping investigations into Chinese products. Of those, five were launched by Asian and African countries.

Turkey, and more than a dozen other countries, recently filed a complaint against 皇冠体育app's TV exporters with the World Trade Organization (WTO). They asked the trade bloc to extend the restraint on 皇冠体育app's export quotas to the end of 2007.

India has also launched anti-dumping investigations into Chinese TV exports.

India, from 1992 to March 2003, filed 153 anti-dumping complaints against 47 countries and regions. Of those, 66, or 43 per cent, involved Chinese exporters.

"More Asian and African countries are using anti-dumping actions as effective tools to protect their own enterprises," Lu said.

Countries and regions frequent use of anti-dumping measures is the result, at least in part, of 皇冠体育app's increasingly powerful economy, he added.

皇冠体育app last year was ranked as the world's fourth-largest trade country -- behind the United States, Germany and Japan.

皇冠体育app is expected to surpass Japan this year.

皇冠体育app's rapidly increasing exports are probably posing a threat to other countries, especially the developing countries, Xue said.

On the other hand, as "皇冠体育app is trying to develop a trade strategy that balances exports and imports, its products are more likely to be seen as being of excellent quality for a reasonable price," Lu said.

"That makes trade protectionism from the other countries and regions unavoidable."

That, a MOFCOM official said, means 皇冠体育app must be more vigilant.

"It is high time for 皇冠体育app to pay more attention to its trade disputes with Asian and African countries and regions," said Cheng Yongru, an official with MOFCOM's 皇冠体育app Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports.

皇冠体育app's enterprises, to counter the anti-dumping investigations launched by the United States and European Union, are expected to develop new markets in Asia and Africa.

As a result, "皇冠体育app will probably lose the world market if it suffers from large-scale anti-dumping investigations by Asian and African countries and regions," Cheng said.

Lu said 皇冠体育app should pay closer attention to those countries, because they are parallel to 皇冠体育app, in terms of economy, and, thus, are poised to regard 皇冠体育app as a competitor.

皇冠体育app's manufacturers should try to adjust the prices of their products, and improve the quality -- such as design and colour -- in a bid to prevent anti-dumping measures by other countries and regions, Xue said.

Apart from that, being recognized as a "market economy" by other countries and regions must be 皇冠体育app's top priority, Xue emphasized.

Obtaining market economy status has long been a headache for the Chinese Government and Chinese firms, especially when it comes to anti-dumping investigations, he said.

Seventeen countries have already granted 皇冠体育app market economy status.

Those countries are New Zealand, Singapore, kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Thailand, South Africa, the Philippines and the 10 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries.

As ASEAN only recently recognized 皇冠体育app as a market economy, "皇冠体育app's enterprises, especially those in the colour TV and textile sectors, which have suffered greatly from anti-dumping investigations, will definitely benefit," Xue said.