Table of Content

 TRADE REMEDY ............................................................................................1

CHINA INBOUND...........................................................................................................................1

MOFCOM initiates an interim review on styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) originating in Korea..................1
MOFCOM decides to initiate an anti-dumping investigation against MEK originating in
Japan, Taiwan Region and Singapore .......................................................................................................1
Tariff code for wear resistant overlay case adjusted ..................................................................................2

CHINA OUTBOUND........................................................................................................................3

SINO-US .......................................................................................................................................3

US initiate the first anti-subsidy investigation against China ......................................................................3
MOFCOM condemns US anti-subsidy investigation on coated paper exports .........................................3

SINO-EU.......................................................................................................................................5

MOFCOM backs shoemakers' EU lawsuits.................................................................................................5
EU initiates temporary review on imported veneer originating from China.......................................................5

OTHER COUNTRIES AND REGIONS.................................................................................................6

Argentina extended the period of investigation for glass cup............................................................................6
Argentina finished the anti-dumping investigation procedure for tapeline...........................................................6
Argentina finished the anti-dumping investigation procedure for wheel scroll.....................................................6
Columbia adjusts the tariff code in the anti-dumping investigation against textile from China..............................7
Columbia continue to impose anti-dumping duty on pottery dishware from China ............................................7
India makes the final determination on imported silks and satins from China ....................................................8
Turkey initiates a sunset review against electronic wall clock from China .........................................................8
Brazil initiates administrative review on new bicycle tyres from China ..............................................................9

FOCUSES .....................................................................................................1

COMPETITION ..............................................................................................................................10

AML-IPR symposium held in Beijing................................................................................................................10
Gome- Paradise merger nears completion ........................................................................................................11
Anti-monopoly draft to be put on the second review in the first half of 2007, provokes debate...........................12

IPR .............................................................................................................................................14

China, US vow to strengthen co-operation on IPR issues .......................................................................................14
UK, China to promote dialogue on trade, IPR protection........................................................................................15
Lenders now taking IPR as collateral .....................................................................................................................16

WTO RELATED...........................................................................................................................18
　

China faces more anti-dumping inquiries .................................................................................................................18