BEIJING, Nov 6 (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Commerce said it would protect its industry's interests as it denounced U.S. anti-dumping duties on steel pipes used in the oil and gas industry.
"China resolutely opposes the abuse of protectionist measures, and will take measures to protect the interests of our domestic industry," the statement on the Ministry's website said on Friday.
The United States on Thursday slapped preliminary anti-dumping duties ranging up to 99 percent on $2.63 billion in Chinese-made oil well pipe in the biggest U.S. trade action against China.
(Reporting by Huang Yan and Lucy Hornby; Editing by Ken Wills)

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