BEIJING -- China's Ministry of Commerce said June 24 that Beijing has asked the World Trade Organization to investigate a U.S. ban on imports of Chinese poultry.
The two countries banned imports of each others' poultry in 2004 following an outbreak of avian influenza. Beijing lifted its ban after a few months and complains Washington has failed to follow through on a pledge to open its market to Chinese poultry exports.
"China's poultry products cannot be properly exported to the United States, and this has hurt the legitimate rights of the Chinese poultry industry," ministry spokesman Yao Jian said in the statement.
It said Beijing has asked the WTO dispute resolution mechanism to create a group to investigate the U.S. ban.
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