Australia began anti-dumping probes into Chinese aluminium, steel and A4 paper in 2020
- The Australian Dumping Commission has this year launched investigations into Chinese aluminium, steel and A4 paper, records show
- Beijing highlighted the three cases in response to criticism its anti-dumping tariff on Australian barley was responsible for souring diplomatic ties
Australia has this year launched three anti-dumping investigations into Chinese aluminium, steel and A4 paper, records from the Australian Anti-Dumping Commission show, adding weight to Beijing’s claims that Canberra has played a lead role in ratcheting up trade tensions between the two nations.
The Chinese government has maintained its investigation was thorough and reasonable, with Commerce Minister Zhong Shan pointing out early this week that Australia had launched 100 anti-dumping cases against China since diplomatic relations began in the 1970s, including three in 2020.
Responding to the statement on Tuesday, Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said trade remedy investigations were not about keeping a tally or “doing things in a tit-for-tat way”.
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The Australian Dumping Commission in February initiated its first dumping investigation against China for the year, looking at the sales of aluminium micro-extrusions, which are used for domestic window flyscreens and television aerials, made by Chinese companies Guangdong Jiangshen Aluminium and Guangdong Zhongya Aluminium.