ABSTRACT
The growth of China's manufacturing strength and the emergence of the country as a major player in the global trading system have resulted in more trade disputes directed against Chinese manufacturers. In the area of antidumping (AD), China has become a leading target of AD investigations, accounting for 35 percent of all new AD investigations initiated and 41 percent of new AD measures applied in 2008. Between 2007 and 2008, global AD investigations against China increased by 27 percent, from 52 new investigations targeted at Chinese exports in 2007 to 66 new investigations in 2008 (Bown 2009b). Importantly, developing countries have emerged as frequent users of antidumping against Chinese products. In 2008, for example, developing countries figured prominently on the list of top ten AD initiation countries against China, which included the European Union, Thailand, and Indonesia (11 each), Malaysia (ten), Taiwan (nine), South Korea (eight), India (seven), the United States (six), Brazil, and Japan (four each).
