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| China Stops Imposing Punitive Tariff on Japan-made Products |
| Tariff Policy Committee of the State Council Wednesday announced that China would stop imposing 100 percent punitive tariff on the imports of Japanese-made automobiles, mobile phones and air conditioners as from December 27, 2001 on. |
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| Timeline of the Sino-Japanese Trade Dispute |
| The following is the chronology of the settlement process of the trade dispute between China and Japan. |
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| China, Japan Reach Consensus on Trade Dispute |
| China and Japan reached consensus on their trade dispute over agricultural products at ministerial talks Friday morning. Chinese Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) Shi Guangsheng said that Japan promises to stop excising restrictions on agricultural imports from China, while China pledges to cancel its retaliatory measures against imports from Japan. |
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| China's First Negotiation after Formal WTO Entry: No Consensus Reached |
Chinese and Japanese ministers Tuesday held a consultation in Beijing on farm produces disputes between the two countries but without reaching any consensus. This is China's first trade disputes negotiation on the day after the country's formal joining of the WTO.
In addition, the deadline for Japan's one-year-long investigation on whether its agriculture was affected by three agricultural imports from China, including green onions, fresh mushrooms and mats made of small iris will come to an end on the December 21, 2001. Currently, it has attracted wide public attention on whether Japan will launch formal protecting measures to restrict agricultural imports from China and how the Chinese government will deal with the trade war. |
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| China, Japan Fail to Resolve Trade Dispute |
| "We did not reach an agreement" and the two sides failed to resolve a festering trade dispute at the end of two days of talks in Tokyo, a Japanese official said at a news conference Thursday in Tokyo. |
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| Talks Fail to Resolve Trade Dispute |
| Talks between China and Japan in Beijing Thursday failed to resolve their trade dispute as expected -- but the two sides called the meeting ``friendly and productive.'' |
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| Sino-Japanese Trade Talks Begin on Farm Produce Dispute |
| Senior Chinese officials are standing their ground on the eve of scheduled trade talks with Japan regarding a dispute on farm produce. |
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| China, Japan to Again Discuss Trade Disputes |
| China and Japan are to have a new round of negotiation on their disputes concerning bilateral trade in farm products, according to sources with the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC). |
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| Japan Threatens to Extend Import Curbs on Chinese Products |
| Japan said on Tuesday it may extend its import curbs on three farm products that come mostly from China, signalling that a showdown over a trade dispute between the Asian neighbours might be imminent. |
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| Sino-Japan Trade Row Will Die Down: Chief Trade Negotiator |
| China's chief trade negotiator Long Yongtu hinted Wednesday the trade disputes between Beijing and Japan can be resolved, but have to wait until China has acquired the WTO membership. |
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| China Welcomes Japan's Partial Lift of Poultry Import Ban |
| China welcomes a Japanese decision to partially lift its import ban on Chinese chicken and turkey meat, and fowl eggs starting Tuesday, a government spokesperson said, responding to the Japanese move the same day. |
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| China-Japan Trade War 'Pains' Japan's Transnational Enterprises |
| On April 23 this year, Japan decided to apply emergency import restriction measures against three Chinese farm products-onion, mushroom and bog rush, after repeated representations were made but without results, the Chinese side declared on June 22 the collection of a 100 percent tariff on three Japanese industrial products-car, air-conditioner and mobile telephone. So a trade war between China and Japan has started on the eve of China's accession to the WTO. |
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| China Seriously Concerned over Japan's Investigation of Towels Imported from China |
| China is seriously concerned over Japan's investigation of towels, mainly those imported from China, and China resolutely opposes any trade protection measures pursued by Japan. |
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| High Hopes on Next Meeting to End China-Japan Row |
| Efforts to resolve trade disputes between China and Japan are expected to be made at the next meeting between the two countries. |
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| China, Japan Trade Talks End Without Resolving Disputes |
| China and Japan failed to resolve their trade disputes after negotiators concluded their two-day talks in Beijing Wednesday. Both sides agreed to have more talks as early as possible. |
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| China, Japan Agree to Continue Trade Negotiations Wednesday |
| China and Japan held talks Tuesday afternoon on the temporary protective measures imposed by Japan on three Chinese farm products and China's special tariffs on Japanese exports to China. |
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| China, Japan Begin Negotiations on Trade Disputes |
| Chinese and Japanese officials began formal talks Tuesday afternoon in Beijing to try to resolve their trade disputes. |
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| China, Japan to Talk on Trade Disputes on July 3 |
| China and Japan will hold consultations concerning the ongoing trade disputes on July 3 and 4 in Beijing, according to sources from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC). |
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| China Agrees to Talks with Japan on Trade Dispute |
| China has agreed to a Japanese request hold talks to end the festering trade dispute, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) announced Wednesday. |
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| China Demands Japan Immediately Lift Restriction on Chinese Products |
| China has demanded that Japan immediately lift its unjust restriction on imports of three Chinese farm products. |
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