Producers see red over 'wine subsidies'
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="investigate">investigate</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="winemakers">winemakers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="subsidized">subsidized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dumping">dumping</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="protectionism">protectionism</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Alcoholic">Alcoholic</span> <span word="Drinks">Drinks</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Zuming">Zuming</span>, <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="association">association</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="branch">branch</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="wines">wines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="below">below</span>-<span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="price">price</span>," <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="subsidized">subsidized</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exporters">exporters</span>."</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="responses">responses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="panel">panel</span> <span word="exports">exports</span>.</p><p><span word="European">European</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="probe">probe</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="complaint">complaint</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>-<span word="listed">listed</span> <span word="LDK">LDK</span> <span word="Solar">Solar</span> <span word="Co">Co</span>, <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="dumping">dumping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="subsidy">subsidy</span> <span word="probes">probes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="polysilicon">polysilicon</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="about">about</span> 16 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="metric">metric</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="for">for</span> 69 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="output">output</span>.</p><p><span word="Wine">Wine</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008 <span word="were">were</span> 35.9 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="liters">liters</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> 169 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="liters">liters</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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