China urges caution in US dumping case

China on Friday urged the United States to act prudently in the antidumping case filed by a US industry body against Chinese aluminium foil product exporters, the first such case this year.

The Chinese commerce ministry's call to its US counterpart came after the Aluminum Association of the US on Thursday filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions to the US Department of Commerce and the US International Trade Commission against Chinese exporters.

The association claimed that certain aluminum foil products from China are "unfairly traded imports" and have "damaged domestic business".