Gao Hucheng proposed the shoes initial victory EU recently do not do preliminary ruling

The critical moment in the EU is about to make a decision on Chinese shoes, Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng led a delegation to Brussels on January 9. Gao Hucheng will stay in the European Capital of a week or so, in order to persuade the EU not to anti-dumping on Chinese shoes.In addition to meeting with the officials of the European Commission, Gao specifically to meet with the European several influential media attempts to explain the EU anti-dumping duties on Chinese shoes will harm the interests of European consumers, the EU will therefore not worth the candle truth. China is the world's largest exporter of shoe States and footwear.The EU is China's second largest footwear market, accounting for 14.6% of China's total export volume.According to the British newspaper Independent reported that the EU member states will vote on January 24, 2006, to decide whether to impose anti-dumping duties on leather shoes from China and Vietnam on the production. Gao Hucheng is facing a mission impossible?I believe that soon there will be an answer. EU recently do not do the preliminary ruling Jan. 10, Gao held a working meeting with the European Commission Directorate General for Trade David O'Sullivan, followed by a brief meeting with EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson.EU trade spokesman Peter Bauer said that these discussions still in its early stages, and that the European Commission at the end of this month or early next month will not be made on issues of anti-dumping preliminary ruling. However, from the Committee of Mandelson's speech view facing Chinese shoes anti-dumping situation is still very grim.Mandelson said, I will make a decision stringent and careful consideration of all relevant factors, at the same time declaring that China has a responsibility to ensure that no illegal dumping practices. Gao Hucheng after the meeting did not express any speech.According to a Chinese diplomatic sources, the Chinese government hoped friendly consultations way to resolve this dispute.