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At WTO Committee Meeting, U.S. Requests More Info on China's "Set Technology Equipment Programme"
At the meeting of the WTO Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures on October 28, 2025, for which the minutes were recently circulated, the U.S. pressed China on more details of subsidies provided as part of its "First Set Technology Equipment Programme."
WTO Committee Meeting Discusses Anti-Dumping Measures By China, Against China
At the WTO Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices meeting of October 29, 2025, for which the minutes were recently circulated, WTO Members raised concerns about Chinese anti-dumping measures, and China criticized certain anti-dumping measures of other Members as well.
As China Imposes Beef Safeguard Measures, U.S., Australia Request Consultations
After China notified the WTO's Safeguards Committee of a finding of serious injury or threat thereof to its domestic beef industry as part of a safeguards investigation, the U.S. and Australia pushed back with requests for consultations under the Safeguards Agreement.
China Formalizes and Expands Trade-Policy Compliance Review
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has formally issued a revised Measures on Trade Policy Compliance, replacing the 2014 trial version and transforming what had been an experimental framework into a permanent, mandatory, and significantly broadened compliance regime.
Update on China's GPA Accession
The WTO's Committee on Government Procurement recently issued its report for 2025, noting with regard to China's accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement that China had announced this year "that it would not seek new special and differential treatment in current and future WTO
U.S. Patent Office Rule Draws Fire from China, Citing Discrimination
The USPTO recently finalized a significant policy change requiring petitioners in Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings to disclose all Real Parties in Interest (RPI). This move immediately drew sharp condemnation from China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), which publicly argued that the rule constitutes a violation of U.S. international
China Accuses U.S. of Systematically Violating WTO Rules in New Compliance Report
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued its 2025 Report on WTO Compliance of the United States, accusing Washington of systematically violating WTO rules and undermining the multilateral trading system. This annual report, the third one since it was first published in 2023, charges that Washington is abusing the