In recent years, China has been developing an export control law, which to some extent is similar to that of the United States and other countries. As China is still developing the implementing regulations, other governments have been weighing in and raising concerns. At the July 8 and 9, 2021

At the July 8 and 9, 2021 meeting of the WTO's Council for Trade in Goods, for which the minutes have just recently been circulated by the WTO [https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/G/C/M140.pdf&Open=True] , several WTO

At a WITA webinar [https://www.wita.org/events/chinas-wto-20-years/] today commemorating the 20 year anniversary of China's accession to the WTO, several key figures from the accession negotiations on both the U.S. and Chinese sides offered remarks and responded to questions. The speakers were Ambassador Charlene

At a recent conference, Chinese officials, including China's Ambassador to the WTO, Li Chenggang, spoke highly of China's decision to join the organization, and praised China's performance at the WTO over the past two decades. Li also acknowledged that China should actively participate in

In a webinar [https://usali.org/events/two-decades-of-china-in-the-wto-the-view-from-china] hosted by the U.S.-Asia Law Institute on "Two Decades of China in the WTO: The View from China," Manjiao Chi [http://law.uibe.edu.cn/english/facultyresearch/faculty/fulltimefaculty/professor/72137.htm] , professor and founding director of the

Following up on earlier posts about Australia's complaint [https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/australias-wto-complaint-against-chinas-ad-cvd-determinations-on-barley/] and the panel composition [https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/china-barley-ad-cvd-wto-panel-composed/] in the China - Barley WTO dispute (DS598), Australia has now posted its first written submission [https://www.dfat.gov.au/sites/default/files/ds598-australias-first-submission.pdf]

As we reported here and here, there has been a debate over the appointment of a Taiwanese delegate as chair of the WTO's Government Procurement Committee, with most parties to the agreement in favor of the appointment, but Hong Kong blocking consensus. The division continues at this Committee,