Reply #8: not seeing the contradiction

[idlisambar]

my point was that when Japan dumps it is usually in the national interest rather than to advance special interest groups or some political constituency. Generally Japanese firms under the guidance of their bureaucrats are much more effective in utilizing predatory pricing as a business strategy.

In general, "dumping" as a concept is actually pretty ambiguous. China is in effect "dumping" across all of their industries by intentionally keeping their currency undervalued (as are Japan, Korea, and others).

One other note, the dispute concerning the Byrd amendment is not with the legality of punishing for dumping (which is well established), but rather whether the penalties can be transfered to the companies that were hurt by the dumping or to general government revenues.