According to the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, on December 5, 2014, Pan Aihua, deputy director of the Raw Materials Industry Department, led a team to the China Rubber Industry Association to investigate the development of the tire industry.
The China Rubber Industry Association highlights the operation of the tire industry since 2014 and the preliminary ruling of the US Department of Commerce on countervailing duties. The tax rate is: 17.699% and 12.5% ​​for the sample companies and 15.69% for the rest; 81.29% of enterprises that did not respond. The two sides held in-depth discussions on the possible impact of the import tariff policy and technical standards for tires on the tire industry.
Pan Aihua pointed out that it is necessary to seize the strategic opportunity of the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road" proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping and strengthen the international trade of raw materials with ASEAN countries to provide guarantee for the healthy development of China's tire industry. The two sides discussed in detail the specific plan for implementing the "Measures for the Administration of Tire Industry Access Announcement".