At the WTO's General Council meeting that took place yesterday and today, China put on the agenda a systemic concern about recent trade actions and rhetoric by President Donald Trump and his administration relating to tariffs and tariff threats.

At the WTO Committee on Safeguards meeting of October 28, 2024, for which the minutes were recently circulated, China raised an issue related to the notification of Colombia's safeguard measure on wire rods and also criticized Indonesia's safeguards practices.

At the WTO Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices meeting of October 30, 2024, for which the minutes were recently circulated, the EU and Japan raised concerns with various Chinese anti-dumping measures, and China criticized UK practices related to the Brexit transition.

The European Commission requested consultations with China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) today, arguing that "China has empowered its courts to set binding worldwide royalty rates for EU standard essential patents, without the consent of the patent owner," leading to violations of the WTO's TRIPS

Yesterday, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) released its annual report to Congress on China's WTO compliance, with continued criticism of China's trade policies and practices.

Chinese laws and regulations related to national standards for office devices and government procurement were discussed at the WTO's Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures meeting in October, for which the meeting minutes were recently circulated.

Two recently negotiated Chinese FTAs are being examined by the WTO's Committee on Regional Trade Agreements (CRTA), and the WTO Secretariat has issued a "factual presentation" of these FTAs.