By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Trade Representative’s office on Thursday said it has found China’s targeted dominance of the global shipbuilding, maritime and logistics sectors is “unreasonable” and is “actionable” under U.S. trade law. The findings of a USTR probe, first reported by Reuters on Tuesday, did not include a specific recommendation of penalties against Beijing, leaving next steps up to President-el…

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USTR finds China’s shipbuilding dominance hurts US, is actionable

A senator said the report illustrated the need to revitalise US shipbuilding and maritime industries.

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A decision on what actions to take would be considered in the next stage of the US probe. On Thursday, Alliance for American Manufacturing President Scott Paul applauded the pursuit of the investigation.

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US trade envoy finds China's shipbuilding policies warrant 'urgent action'

A US government investigation finds that Chinese subsidies give the nation’s shipbuilding industry unfair advantages, harming American competitors. The US Trade Representative’s office states that these policies depress costs, displace foreign firms, and reduce competition, while benefiting from a lack of effective labor rights and forced labor in China's shipbuilding supply chain.

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THE US Trade Representative said on Thursday that its probe into China’s practices in the shipbuilding, maritime and logistics sectors found that Beijing’s “targeted dominance” warranted action.

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US trade envoy finds China shipbuilding policies ‘actionable’

The U.S. Trade Representative's office on Thursday said it has found China's targeted dominance of the global shipbuilding, maritime and logistics sectors is "unreasonable" and is "actionable" under U.S. trade law.The findings of a USTR probe…

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USTR Finds China's Shipbuilding Dominance is Actionable Under Law

The U.S. Trade Representative said its trade probe of China's dominance of the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sector is "unreasonable and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce." USTR said on Thursday that its findings for a basis for responsive action but does not provide a recommendation.

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United States Trade Representative claims China's shipbuilding trade harms United States, is workable

The U.S. Trade Representative has issued findings in the Section 301 investigation of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) targeting the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for dominance, concluding that the PRC’s targeted dominance in these sectors is unreasonable and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce, and is therefore “actionable” under Section 301.

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USTR Finds That China’s Targeting the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance Is Actionable Under Section 301

According to a Reuters report this week, the office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) is to release a report into China’s shipbuilding industry that concludes its recent rise as a shipbuilding superpower was the result of “unfair policies and practices” and state subsidies.
Last April, USTR Katherine Tai launched an investigation into China’s shipbuilding industry following a petition from five US labour unions – including the United Steelwo…

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US trade report on subsidised Chinese shipbuilding due this week - The Loadstar

WASHINGTON – One of the world’s biggest ocean carriers has just been “blacklisted” by the U.S. government. Cosco Shipping, the fourth-largest carrier in the world and largest carrier from China, was named Tuesday by the Dept. of Defense as a “Chinese military company.” Two other Chinese shipbuilders – China Shipbuilding Trading and China State Shipbuilding – were also named. Blacklisting comes with no direct penalties but can disrupt China’s abi…

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