Chinese furniture makers raise funds to fight dumping allegations.Chinese furniture History China is one of the longest standing major civilizations in the world today. The familiar Asian minimalist aesthetic so often associated with Japan had its origins in China as far back as 1500 BC. makers have raised nearly $1.6 million to defend themselves against dumping allegations brought forth by the American Furniture Manufacturers Committee for Legal Trade. "We have collected $1.59 million for the case," Cao Yingchao, secretary general of the China National Furniture Assn., told the Shanghai Daily The Shanghai Daily ( Chinese:上海日报 Pinyin:Shànghǎi Rìbào)is one of the English-language newspapers in Mainland China, started in October 1999. Its primary audience is visiting foreigners, mainly overseas investors and tourists . News. "Many lawyers from both home and abroad have been working in the U.S. to respond to the investigation." A Jan. 9 U.S. International Trade Commission decision paved the way to a full Department of Commerce investigation into the dumping allegations. The ITC ITC (Brit) n abbr (= Independent Television Commission) → Fernseh-Aufsichtsgremium ITC n abbr (BRIT) (= Independent Television Commission) → said the American wood bedroom furniture industry has been harmed by the influx of low-priced Chinese imports, a claim made by the Committee for Legal Trade. The U.S. Department of Commerce will probe into the activities of what the Daily News said is 135 Chinese furniture companies Import duties could be in place this spring "Chinese companies Chinese owned companies can be defined as enterprises within mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and the Republic of China (Taiwan):
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