China wants negotiations with the US under the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute-settlement mechanism over anti-dumping measures by the US against Chinese products, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday.

"In its anti-dumping investigations and reviews, the US has inappropriately applied targeted-dumping methodology, denied companies separate tax rates, and used unfavorable facts," the ministry's spokesman Shen Danyang said in a statement.

"These practices not complying with WTO rules have resulted in the mistaken confirmation that Chinese products are dumped, and severely magnified the dumping margins," Shen said.

The spokesman said anti-dumping measures launched by the US, totaling 13 and covering products such as oil-well pipelines, involved a total export value of $8.4 billion.

"The wrong practices by the US have seriously damaged the legitimate interests of Chinese companies, with which domestic industries are strongly dissatisfied," Shen said.

"China will also determinedly maintain its rights as a WTO member and safeguard the interests of domestic industries," he said.

He noted that China wishes to seek negotiations with the US under the WTO dispute settlement mechanism, and hopes that the US can correct its wrong practices and properly address China's concerns.

The dispute over oil-well pipe can be traced back to 2009, when the US Department of Commerce made a final ruling to impose countervailing duties ranging from 10.36 percent to 15.78 percent on Chinese-made oil-well pipes.

The US Department of Commerce made another final ruling in April 2010 to impose anti-dumping duties from 29.94 up to 99.14 percent on oil-well pipes imported from China.

Xinhua - Global Times