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Retaliate against China, Swadeshi Jagran Manch to Modi
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SME Times News Bureau | 14 Mar, 2019
The Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) - the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's
economic wing - on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to
"retaliate" against China for blocking the UN resolution to declare
Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist.
In a
letter to the Prime Minister, the SJM requested him to withdraw most
favoured nation (MFN) status from China, impose more restrictions on
Chinese products and to take immediate action to raise tariff duties on
all Chinese imports. Noting the "whole nation is in anger
against China" over its protection to Azhar, the SJM's All India
Co-convener Ashwani Mahajan termed China's action "highly deplorable"
and "against the global struggle on terrorism".
"This is the
time to make use of all possible measures, diplomatic and economic, to
make China conscious of the repercussions of its irresponsible action,"
he said in the letter.
Mahajan said the time has come to withdraw
the MFN status from China, as the government has already done in case
of Pakistan and impose further restriction on Chinese products,
especially telecom, electronics and defence equipment, due to security
concerns.
The SJM leader said that there is need to work harder
to discourage Chinese imports as the group's research reveals that the
average tariff being applied on Chinese imports is much lower than bound
tariff rates on various commodities.
"The government needs to
take immediate action to raise tariff duties on all Chinese imports to
discourage Chinese imports. China, which is already under economic
stress, thanks to trade war initiated by US and other trade partners of
China, will definitely realize the implications of unjust action of
protecting terrorists. This action of India will help our and global
fight against terrorism," Mahajan said in the letter.
He said
India has been importing more than $76 billion worth of goods from China
and has been running huge trade deficit, which is impacting Indian
economy in general and manufacturing in particular.
"It is
appreciable that in the past, the government has adopted various
measures to curb Chinese imports by way of anti-dumping duties,
countervailing duties, increase in tariffs, imposition of tariffs and
invoking reciprocity clause to stop Chinese companies taking
infrastructure projects in India," he said.
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