China vows steps after US imposes anti-dumping duties

China struck back on Tuesday after the United Stated decided to impose anti-dumping duties on the country's aluminum foil products last week and called the US to stop adopting the surrogate country approach to bilateral trade relations, the Ministry of Commerce said in an online statement.

The ministry said the US has refused to comply with its global obligations by continuing to use the discriminatory surrogate country approach toward Chinese goods.

"The Chinese government will adopt necessary measures to ensure the legal rights and interests of Chinese manufacturers and reserve relevant rights under the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement mechanism," according to the statement.

The US Commerce Department announced a preliminary decision against Chinese aluminum foil product exporters last Friday. The duties would range from 96.81 percent to 162.24 percent.