China "regrets" WTO ruling, says may appeal

China said on Thursday it "regretted" a World Trade Organisation decision against its restrictions on imports of books and films and did not exclude appealing against the ruling. The country's Ministry of Commerce said China "felt regret" that a panel had not rejected a United States complaint about those restrictions. "China will conscientiously assess the ruling report of the expert panel and does not exclude the possibility of appealing on China's points of concern," said the statement.