In the second half of the year, China's PV and other enterprises will be subject to "double reverse" investigations.

In 2012, which is about to usher in the general election, Sino-U.S. economic and trade relations have entered an eventful period.

Duan and Duan Law Firm Chen Ruojian pointed out in an interview with this reporter that at present, the firm’s cases involving trade disputes between China and the United States have been growing. Emmerson, a partner at U.S. World Strong's Washington headquarters, also expects that Chinese export companies will face the peak of the "double reverse" investigation in the next 9 to 12 months. People in the industry believe that the quiet historical changes between China and the United States are important reasons for this phenomenon.

Sino-U.S. confrontation The U.S. Department of Commerce launched two double counter investigations on clean energy such as photovoltaics in China in the past three months.

On January 18, US time, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it initiated anti-dumping and countervailing investigations on China's application of wind turbines to the United States.

On November 10, 2011, the U.S. Department of Commerce formally launched an anti-dumping and countervailing investigation on Chinese PV modules imported into the United States. The “double counter” photovoltaics initiated the first “double counter” investigation initiated by the US on China’s clean energy products.

In September 2011, the WTO Appellate Body announced the results of the first case of the Sino-U.S. trade friction in the Obama era, and determined that the United States imposed punitive tariffs on Chinese tire imports to the United States in line with WTO rules.

On December 3, 2011, the U.S. International Trade Commission passed the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy “double counter” investigations on photovoltaic products imported from China. The U.S. Department of Commerce is expected to implement anti-subsidy measures on photovoltaics in January and March 2012 respectively. The anti-dumping investigation made a preliminary ruling.

On December 14, 2011, the Ministry of Commerce announced that it imposed "double reverse" tariffs on some imported cars in the United States, and imposed anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imported cars and off-road vehicles with a displacement of 2.5 liters or more originating in the United States. The implementation deadline is 2 years, and will be collected from December 15, 2011.

On December 15, 2011, US Secretary of Commerce Bryson delivered his first key policy speech after taking office. A large number of Chinese trade policies stated that “at this stage, the patience of the United States has reached a critical point, and we can no longer accept China’s silent ignorance of many trade rules. ”

On the day of December 15, 2011, Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming responded to Bryson’s speech and said that China’s move has a full legal basis. If relevant parties have different opinions on the “double counter” measures implemented by China, “ The best way is to ask WTO experts to assess."

China and the United States face historical shifts. Against the background of economic globalization, China and the United States are undergoing a historical shift. The United States has also more targetedly dealt with its trading partners that both love and hate.

Zhao Changhui, chief national risk analyst at China Export-Import Bank, pointed out in an interview with this reporter that the U.S. economy has always been the locomotive of the global economy, but today it is stuck with a weak growth rate. At the same time, China has become the engine of global economic growth. "Especially in new fields such as clean energy, the United States has not produced as much production as China, but has begun to complain about its distance," Zhao Changhui said.

Li Daokui, director of the Department of Finance of the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University, also stated that one of the important reasons why the United States continues to suppress China in trade is that related industries cannot compete with China because of their high costs. If China does not make a strong response to this kind of pressing behavior, the United States' irrational tricks are very likely to “emerge” and even “trick” other countries to follow suit. If they are allowed to develop, they will inevitably increase the risk of Chinese trade in the international arena, and aggravate the impact of export-oriented industries.

Of course, although the United States has suspicions against China, in the process of participating in globalization, relevant Chinese companies also need to use domestic and foreign laws as the yardstick and act according to the rules. “Otherwise, once there is a loophole in the law, it may be at risk,” reminded Wang Xihong, director of the US Academy of Social Sciences.

U.S. trade remedy measures against China are showing diversified characteristics. Chen Ruojian believes that Chinese companies must strengthen their own strengths and take care of themselves both internally and externally. At the same time, in terms of government services, it may wish to establish an agency dedicated exclusively to the maintenance of overseas interests of enterprises, to integrate decentralized forces, and to link enterprises, industry associations, lawyers, and government agencies to provide a full range of rights protection services and related guidance.

The person in charge of the Fair Trade Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce also pointed out to the reporter that if the Chinese companies involved in the case are able to promptly report the situation to the commercial departments at all levels, they can also be passively active.