US urged to scrap 'non-market' status

Ministry calls on Washington to adopt level playing field in trade with China

The Ministry of Commerce on Thursday urged the United States to scrap its "non-market economy status" treatment of trade with China, and treat the country's goods shipment fairly, as such a measure is outdated and does not exist in World Trade Organization rules, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

The ministry's comments came after the US Commerce Department announced last week that it would postpone issuing its preliminary determination in an anti-dumping duty probe into imports of aluminum foil from China, as it needs more time to analyze "China's non-market economy status".