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China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on Tuesday that it has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of cypermethrin originating in India, after receiving an application for investigation from a domestic chemical company.
Experts noted that compared with India's unjustifiable oppression of Chinese industries and enterprises in India, the MOFCOM investigation is justified. They urged the Indian side to take a correct view of the competition between the two countries and stop hindering the development of globalization.
According to the announcement, the ministry received an application for an anti-dumping investigation submitted by Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Industry Co on behalf of China's cypermethrin industry on April 2, under which the applicant requested an anti-dumping investigation into imports of cypermethrin originating in India.
Cypermethrin is mainly used for the production of insecticide formulations, which is widely used in agriculture, healthcare and other fields for the control of pests in cotton, fruit trees, vegetables, tobacco, corn and flowers.
Based on the evidence provided by the applicant and the review results of the MOFCOM, the ministry decided to start an investigation, and the investigation period of the dumping actions is from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.
The investigation commenced on Tuesday, and it should normally be concluded by May 7, 2025, with a six-month extension under special circumstances.
Stakeholders should register with the related department of the MOFCOM to participate in the anti-dumping investigation within 20 days from the date of the announcement, said the ministry.
"China's investigation is reasonable. However, India has one of the highest numbers of anti-dumping investigations against Chinese industries of any country, combined with its continuous suppression of Chinese enterprises in the past few years," Liu Zongyi, secretary-general of the Research Center for China-South Asia Cooperation at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, told the Global Times on Tuesday.
A main reason why India has been suppressing Chinese companies is that the country believes that the trade war with China initiated by the US will become an opportunity for India to develop its own industry, Liu said.
Liu noted that competition between countries in certain economic areas is a very normal phenomenon, and the key is to look at it with a fair and just mindset.
中国商务部（MOFCOM）于2024年5月7日宣布对原产于印度的氯氰菊酯进口展开反倾销调查的事件。调查由中国化工企业提出申请后启动，此举引起了专家的关注，他们认为与印度对中国产业和企业的不公正压制相比，中国的调查是正当的。调查对象氯氰菊酯是一种广泛用于农业、医疗等领域的杀虫剂原料。
根据MOFCOM的公告，中国江苏洋农化工有限公司代表中国氯氰菊酯行业于4月2日提交了反倾销调查申请，要求对原产于印度的氯氰菊酯进口展开反倾销调查。MOFCOM根据申请人提供的证据及审核结果决定展开调查，调查期限为2023年1月1日至12月31日。
调查于5月7日开始，通常应在2025年5月7日结束，特殊情况下可延长六个月。利益相关者需要在公告发布之日起20天内向MOFCOM的相关部门注册，以参与反倾销调查。
专家认为，中国的调查是合理的。然而，印度多年来持续打压中国企业，对中国产业展开大规模反倾销调查。这主要源于印度将与中国的贸易战视为发展本国产业的机遇。专家指出，国家之间在某些经济领域的竞争是正常现象，关键在于以公正、公平的心态看待。
