NZ caught in global backlash against Chinese steel imports

NZ caught in global backlash against Chinese steel imports
Pattrick Smellie
By Pattrick Smellie July 18 (BusinessDesk) -  The Chinese government wants New Zealand to maintain its reputation for "not being difficult" on trade issues, fearing that if Wellington imposes countervailing duties on Chinese steel imports, other countries will escalate the international backlash against its steel producers. That is the dynamic that appears to be behind the unsourced reports published in weekend media of China 'heavying' New Zealand over key exports such as dairy, wool and kiwifruit if the New Zealand government decides Ch...