Beijing has formally accused the European Union of improper extraterritorial overreach regarding its investigation into e-commerce giant JD.com.

In an order issued earlier this week, the EU General Court has rejected a request from a Chinese wind turbine maker for suspension of a European Commission decision to request more information as part of a Foreign Subsidies Regulation investigation.

At the WTO Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures meeting held in late April, China and a range of other WTO Members sparred over issues related to overcapacity, the level playing field, and transnational subsidies.

At a WTO Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures meeting held in late April, there was a discussion of China's latest subsidy notifications that offered insights into the broad disagreement between China and the U.S. on Chinese subsidies.

After its first panel request was blocked at a meeting last month (which is allowed under WTO dispute settlement rules), China requested a WTO panel on Indian measures related to the solar/IT sectors for a second time, and this time a panel was established.

In two recent WTO meetings, for which the minutes were recently circulated, China raised concerns with a range of EU measures: EU steel tariffs, an Italian decree on renewable energy sources, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, and the Industrial Accelerator Act.

Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Goldwind has filed a legal challenge against an investigation conducted under the bloc's Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), marking the latest dispute over the European Commission's authority to seek information from companies during the investigation.