"Although not many enterprises have enough money, as Aokang does, to appeal twice over such a long time, we still encourage smaller companies facing similar unfair policies to file lawsuits as a group to minimize the expenses and shorten the preparation period," said Xie Rongfang, secretary-general of the Wenzhou Shoe and Leather Industry Association.
Lawyers suggested that the case of Aokang's challenge in the European Court of Justice is an excellent precedent for other manufactures dealing with cases against foreign issuers.
"The anti-dumping duty policy issued by the European Commission was a kind of self-protective measure to ensure the benefits of their domestic suppliers, which was unfair to Chinese manufacturers for years," said Li Jiangang, a foreign case lawyer Yingke Law Firm Shanghai
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