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The U.S. Commerce Department 11, announced a preliminary ruling that Chinese imports of phosphate from 69.58 to 95.40 percent levy anti-dumping duties.

Phosphate is mainly used for cleaning products, fertilizers and food additives production.

The U.S. Department of Commerce data show that from 2006 to 2008, U.S. imports from China increased by 228% of phosphate.

Under the current schedule, the U.S. Department of Commerce will make a final ruling in May of this year. If its final ruling in the affirmative ruling, the U.S. International Trade Commission has also made sure that ruling, the U.S. Commerce Department will release the final anti-dumping order.

Recently, the U.S. government for China to take a number of trade remedy measures, including the March 2 U.S. Department of Commerce preliminary ruling on Chinese coated paper imports of phosphate and impose countervailing duties; 4, the United States Department of Commerce preliminary ruling on imports from China to impose anti-dumping duties on MgO.

Preliminary ruling against the U.S. Department of Commerce in China and phosphate coated paper exports to the U.S. practice of countervailing duties, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesman YAO Jian March 5 that the United States the use of discriminatory practices, frequently China initiated anti-subsidy countervailing duty investigations and any increased tax rates, unfairly limits the normal export of Chinese products. China resolutely opposes the U.S. abuse of trade remedy measures such practices, its approach would be contrary to WTO rules, with the U.S. to intervene to safeguard the legitimate interests of Chinese enterprises.

Economists worry that the U.S. government's trade protectionism behavior will affect the world economic recovery.