That follows Washington’s decision last Wednesday to start an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against Chinese steel pipe imports， and an earlier decision a month or so ago to slap tariffs on China-produced automobile The EU for its part levied tariffs against China-produced screws and bolts early this Beijing which has been voicing its concerns about rising protectionism for quite some time， and already filed a complaint with the WTO about the US tariffs on tires， is about to do the same with the EU tariffs on metal parts， Bloomberg is Mofcom too had choice words over the weekend about what it sees as protectionism focused particularly on the pipe investigation: “Blind accusations of dumping or subsidies in Chinese imports is lacking in factual basis， which China strongly ” With president Obama due to make his first head of state visit to China next month， all eyes will be watching this potential trade war now brewing
