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August 24, 2007
BY HAND
U.S. Department of Commerce
Central Records Unit, Room 1870
14th St. & Pennsylvania Ave, NW.
Washington, DC 20230
Attention:
David Spooner
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration
Re:
Surrogate Country Selection in Proceedings Involving Non-Market
Economy Countries: - Additional Comments
Our Reference: 10512
Dear Assistant Secretary Spooner:
These comments are filed on behalf of the Government of the People’s Republic of China
("China"), Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM"), in response to the U.S. Department of
Commerce’s Request for Comments on Surrogate Country Selection in Proceedings Involving
Non-Market Economy Countries, as published in 72 Fed. Reg. 40,842 (July 25, 2007). An
original and six copies of China’s comments are attached and an electronic version has been sent
via email to the webmaster. Please contact the undersigned if you or your staff has any questions
regarding these comments.
~ 4~ectfully submittted,
/
Bruce M. Mitchell
Ned H. Marshak
Grunfeld Desiderio Lebowitz
Silverman & Klestadt, LLP
SUBMISSION OF
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA,
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
ON
SURROGATE COUNTRY SELECTION IN PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING NON-MARKET ECONOMY
COUNTRIES
AUGUST 24, 2007
SUBMISSION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ("CHINA"),
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
The Government of the People’s Republic of China ("China"), Ministry of Commerce
("MOFCOM"), hereby responds to the United States Department of Commerce’s ("Commerce"
or "Department") Request for Comments on Surrogate Country Selection in Proceedings
Involving Non-Market Economy Countries, published in 72 Fed. Reg. 40,842 (July 25, 2007).
In its Notice, the Department asks fo