BEIJING, Sept 13 (Reuters) - China launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of chicken products and vehicles from the United States on Sunday, and repeated it was resolutely opposed protectionism.
Domestic industry had asked the government to counter unfair trade practices used to help import products, the Ministry of Commerce said on its website (www.mofcom.gov.cn).
On Saturday, China condemned at a U.S. decision to impose extra duty on Chinese-made tyres, saying the move sent a dangerous protectionist signal before a G20 summit and could stoke reactions that would not help a recovery.
China and the United States have vowed to cooperate in seeking to revive global economic growth.
"China consistently and resolutely opposes trade protectionism, which has been proved by its behaviour since (the start of) the financial crisis," the statement said.
But the tyre dispute brought continued friction over trade into focus, which could spill into the G20 summit later this month and U.S. President Barack Obama's scheduled visit to China in November after China warned of protectionist ripples from the dispute. (Reporting by Emma Graham-Harrison and Langi Chiang; Editing by Dan Lalor)