| Many United States companies have, unfortunately,
made the search for legal protection from import competition into a major line
of work. Since 1980 the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has
received about 280 complaints alleging damage from imports that benefit from
subsides by foreign governments. Another 340 charge that foreign companies
"dumped" their products in the United States at "less than fair value". Even
when no unfair practices are all alleged, the simple claim that an industry has
been injured by imports is sufficient ground to seek relief. Contrary to the general impression, this quest for import relief has hurt more companies than it has helped. As corporations begin to function globally, they develop an intricate Web of marketing, production, and research relationships. The complexity of these r A. A foreign competitor has received a subsidy from a foreign government B. A foreign competitor has substantially increased the volume of products shipped to the United States C. A foreign competitor is selling products in the United States at less than fair value D. The company requesting import relief has been injured by the sale of imports in the United States [单项选择]{{B}}Passage 3{{/B}}
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