Last week, China notified the WTO of its emergency restrictions on Japanese aquatic products based on Japan's discharge of treated radioactive water, and Japan has now raised objections at the WTO.

The political difficulties that arose in relation to appointing a Chair of the WTO's GPA Committee may be continuing in the context of appointments to the WTO's subsidy expert group.

At a Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures meeting on May 2, for which the minutes have recently been circulated, WTO Members reviewed subsidy notifications that had been made, including the notifications made by China.

In preparation for the Office of the United States Trade Representative's (USTR) annual report to Congress on China's compliance with the commitments made in connection with its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) has asked for written comments

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.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has issued its "2023 Report on WTO Compliance of the United States."

At the WTO's Committee on Rules of Origin meeting on June 6, for which the minutes were recently circulated, there was a discussion of the utilization by least developed countries of China's tariff preferences.