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CHINA PRESS: China's Ministry of Commerce warned Tuesday the United States

should keep its promise not to become "destructive of multilateral rules,"

according to a statement on the ministry's website. The comment came in response

to the Trump Administration's order to U.S. trade officials to investigate

China's intellectual property practices and forced technology transfer. The U.S.

should treasure the current positive status of U.S.-China economic and trade

cooperation and  any protectionist measures implemented by the U.S. will

definitely harm the bilateral relationship and hurt companies on both sides, the

ministry said. China has actively opened its market, has made efforts to improve

the environment for foreign investors, and strengthening the protection of

intellectual property rights, efforts that have been recognized by the world.

The ministry stressed its hope U.S. trade officials will "respect objective

truth" and "take action carefully." China will take "all proper measures" to

defend its legal rights if the U.S. does not respect multilateral trade rules

and harms economic and trade relations between the two countries, the ministry

said.