The US and the European Union yesterday raised the stakes in a growing dispute with China lodging a joint case at the World Trade Organisation over export quotas on raw materials in the latest sign of friction over trade.
The move comes as countries look for ways to protect domestic companies during the downturn. The US has introduced controversial “Buy American” legislation and China has responded with “Buy Chinese” provisions with the US stepping up diplomatic complaints over China's rules on PC sales.
In a co-ordinated filing, the EU and the US complained to the WTO that China's export duties on raw materials such as coking coal were distorting the global market and hurting their manufacturers of steel and other products.
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