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"The EU positions itself as the 'leader' in coping with climate change, but at the same time, it exercises trade sanctions on Chinese environmentally friendly and energy-saving products that are inexpensive but good. It is apparently inconsistent and unreasonable."

Yi Xiaozhun, permanent representative of China to the WTO, who says China should look out for increased trade frictions with European countries and the United States.

(China Daily 03/08/2013 page14)