China situation

China is the 2nd largest trading partner with the EU after the US.

This is a good link explaining how the Free Trade with China works ... although China is restricting exports of minerals .... certainly they seem to be holding all the cards ? And the Dumping of cheap chinese steel was damaging to UK steel industry this year :

http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/countries/china/index_en.htm

more here:
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2006/september/tradoc_113366.pdf

This website details some of the recent moves to impose "duties" on Chinese steel coming to EU :
http://www.eubusiness.com/regions/china

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