Reuters reports:
"It is unfortunate that China decided to impose provisional countervailing duties on imports of grain oriented electrical steel (GOES) from the United States," said Carol Guthrie, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Trade Representative's office.
"We do not believe that the imports in question are subsidized, nor do we believe that those imports have harmed the Chinese GOES industry," she said.
One of the companies involved says it will "vigorously appeal" the decision.
What I wonder is, will the U.S. challenge actions like this one at the WTO? Or will it be reluctant to create any precedent that restricts its own ability to use trade remedy measures?