Nation says no to trade protection

The government will not adopt a "buy Chinese" products' policy to stimulate its economy because that would be imposing trade protectionism, Vice-Commerce Minister Jiang Zengwei said yesterday.

Domestic and foreign products will be treated on equal footing "as long as there is demand", he told a press conference.

Some US senators' efforts to introduce a "buy American" clause in its economic stimulus bill have alarmed the international community.