US, EU, Japan slam market-distorting trade practices, take swipe at China
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Buenos Aires
THE United States, European Union and Japan vowed to work together to fight market-distorting trade practices and policies that have fuelled excess production capacity, naming several key features of China's economic system.
In a joint statement that did not single out China or any other country, the three economic powers said they would work within the World Trade Organization and other multilateral groups to eliminate unfair competitive conditions caused by subsidies, state-owned enterprises, "forced" technology transfer and local content requirements.
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