<p>“Export subsidies are illegal under WTO rules,” the USTR said in a statement.<br />“The termination of the subsidies will level the playing field for American workers in a wide range of manufacturing and export sectors, including household electronic appliances, textiles, light manufacturing industries, agricultural and food products, metal and chemical products, medicines, and health products.”<br /><br /> The case centers on China’s “Famous Export Brand” program and the “China World Top Brand” programme under which the government set out criteria for an enterprise to receive such designations.</p>
<p>“Export subsidies are illegal under WTO rules,” the USTR said in a statement.<br />“The termination of the subsidies will level the playing field for American workers in a wide range of manufacturing and export sectors, including household electronic appliances, textiles, light manufacturing industries, agricultural and food products, metal and chemical products, medicines, and health products.”<br /><br /> The case centers on China’s “Famous Export Brand” program and the “China World Top Brand” programme under which the government set out criteria for an enterprise to receive such designations.</p>