Table of Content

 TRADE REMEDY ............................................................................................4

CHINA INBOUND...........................................................................................................................4

BIII discloses factual grounds before final determination on anti-dumping investigation
against Electrolytic Capacitor Paper........................................................................................4
Butanol anti-dumping investigation terminated with non-injury..................................................4
Anti-dumping investigation initiated on imported acetone.........................................................5

CHINA OUTBOUND........................................................................................................................6

SINO-US .......................................................................................................................................6

Interested Parties are allowed to apply for Administrative Review on four Chinese products
................................................................................................................................................6
DOC initiates Administrative Review on five Chinese products...................................................6
Final determination for anti-dumping investigation of activated carbon originated from China.......7
Carbon firms may lose US market.............................................................................................7
DOC initiated the first anti-dumping investigation on sodiumhexam from China ...........................8

SINO-EU.......................................................................................................................................8

EU mulls dumping charges on local steel..................................................................................8
EU trade experts seek to drop China duties ............................................................................9

OTHER COUNTRIES AND REGIONS...............................................................................................11

The International Trade Commission of South Africa modifies the period of injury
investigation on citric acid originated from China................................................................11
Mexico terminates the General electrode Anti-dumping Investigation .................................12
The General Bureau of Anti-dumping of India initiated an anti-dumping investigation on Maleic Anhnydride .....12
India initiated New Shipper Interim Review of anti-dumping on Chinese Ceramic Tile Company......13
South Africa initiates sunset review on shovel/fork /hoe and harrow originating from China...............13
Australia makes final determination on countervailing duty investigation against Brandi originating from France ..13

COMPETITION LAW.....................................................................................15

ANTITRUST FILING ......................................................................................................................15

MOFCOM release the brand new Guidelines for Antitrust Filing for Merger and Acquisition................15

LEGISLATION ...............................................................................................................................19

Legislator to review up to 15 laws in 2007, including anti-monopoly law draft .....................19
The Post Law amendment placed on the legislature agenda.................................................19

POLICY .......................................................................................................................................20

MOFCOM Minister Bo Xilai: China wants to keep trade surplus down..............................20

OPINION.........................................................................................................................21

MOFCOM: No China industry have been monopolized by foreign capital .........................21

FOCUSES .....................................................................................................22

IPR .............................................................................................................................................22

IPR development in national plan.........................................................................................22
Vow on IPR protection ......................................................................................................22
Patent filings rose sharply last year ......................................................................................23
IPR protection theme of China hosted world forum .............................................................24
Overseas film makers win pirated DVD case .......................................................................25

WTO RELATED...........................................................................................................................25

China-Russia links helped by WTO bid................................................................................25
Japan joins US complaint to WTO ......................................................................................26
The healthy development of a long-term economic relationship between US and China
should be considered first ....................................................................................................28
Japan's trade with China rose in 2006...................................................................................28