On Saturday, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that he would travel to China from November 4 to 7, as Australia and China have each taken steps to resolve some ongoing disputes over trade remedies.

Last week, China's Ministry of Commerce announced the extension of the countervailing measures on EU potato starch, maintaining countervailing duties of up to 12.4%. The reasoning of the decision is summarized below.

Pursuant to Article 16.4 of the WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement, China recently provided its semi-annual report of its anti-dumping actions, covering the period January 1 – June 30, 2023.

Earlier this month, China's Ministry of Commerce launched expiry reviews on anti-dumping measures imposed on chlorobutyl rubber from the United States, the European Union, and Singapore.

This week, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued its preliminary determination in the anti-dumping investigation on polycarbonate (PC) imported from Taiwan, with anti-dumping duties of up to 22.4%.

At the May 3, 2023 meeting of the WTO Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices, a number of issues were raised by China in relation to other Members’ anti-dumping laws and practices, and by other Members in relation to Chinese practices.

On Friday, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced that it was lifting the anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties it had been imposing on Australian barley, resolving a long-running trade dispute.