WTO
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Key Legal Issues in the WTO Dispute on China’s Anti-Dumping Rulings on Australian Wine
On October 26, a WTO panel was established
[https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/dsb_26oct21_e.htm] to hear
Australia’s complaint (DS602) about China’s anti-dumping measures on Australian
wine.
As background, China launched an anti-dumping investigation and a countervailing
duty investigation on Australian wine
China Holds Press Conference on WTO Trade Policy Review
On October 28, China’s State Council Information Office held a press conference
[http://www.scio.gov.cn/xwfbh/xwbfbh/wqfbh/44687/47307/index.htm#top] (link in
Chinese) to provide a briefing on China’s WTO Trade Policy Review and respond to
some of the issues raised there. (We
China Notifies Results of Steel Safeguards Consultations with EU
In late June, the European Commission provided notice
[https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=2280] that it would be
extending for three additional years the safeguard measure in place on imports
of certain steel products. In response to this extension, China requested
consultations under Article 12.
Statements by Governments at China's WTO Trade Policy Review
As explained here, China's eighth WTO Trade Policy Review is taking place on October 20 and 22 and China has already provided its policy statement. As part of this review, other WTO Members also have an opportunity to comment on China's trade policies. We offer highlights
Highlights of China's Policy Statement at Its WTO Trade Policy Review
China's eighth WTO Trade Policy Review is taking place on October 20 and 22 (the
seventh review [https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp475_e.htm] was in
July 2018). As part of these reviews, the government being reviewed submits a
"policy statement."
Chinese Measures and Trade Concerns Discussed at the June 2021 TBT Committee Meeting
At the meeting of the WTO’s Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade held on
June 2-4 and 9, 2021, a number of WTO Members raised “specific trade concerns”
about particular Chinese measures, and China voiced its concerns with measures
of other Members. The official minutes of that meeting are
At WTO General Council Meeting, U.S. and Other WTO Members Push for Taiwanese Chair of GPA Committee
As we reported
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/wto-government-procurement-committee-debates-appointment-of-taiwanese-delegate-as-chair/]
last month, there has been some heated debate over the appointment of Ms
Liang-Rong Lin [https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3948974] of Taiwan -- or
the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese
Taipei), as it is
