China expresses opposition to USITC decision on wood products

China strongly opposes the United States International Trade Commission's decision stating wood moldings and other millwork from China harm the US wood product industry, according to its Ministry of Commerce.

The US investigation on the issue ignores the facts and "seriously harms the interests of Chinese companies and US downstream industries and consumers", MOC spokesman Gao Feng said at a news briefing Thursday in Beijing.

China will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies, he said.

He also said China hopes the USITC will "act objectively, fairly and impartially under the law, and properly resolve intellectual property disputes between enterprises" in the ongoing investigation based on a complaint filed by Amphenol Corp, claiming Guangdong-based Luxshare Precision and its several subsidiaries infringed the patent it asserts on certain electrical connectors and cases, their components and downstream products.

The Chinese government attaches great importance to the protection of intellectual property rights and always encourages enterprises to respect IP rights, but also opposes the abuse of IP rights protection for the sake of protectionism, Gao said.