Simon Lester

WTO

WTO Anti-Dumping Committee Meeting Discusses Chinese AD Practices and Chinese Concerns with AD Practices of Other Countries

At the April 28, 2021 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 engaged with Australia, the European Union, Japan, the United Kingdom

China Responds to EU Request for Information on Judicial Decisions and Regulations Relating To Patents

Following an EU request for China to provide more information about judicial decisions and regulations related to patents, China has now provided a response. However, it does not seem to directly address all of the EU questions, and the EU may press China again on these points going forward. As

Are There “Geoeconomic” Implications from Russia-China Soybean Trade and Investment?

Several recent news articles have discussed Chinese investment in Russian farmland for the purpose of soybean production, and the resulting increase in Chinese imports of soybeans from these farms as a substitute for soybeans from America. This piece considers the geoeconomic [https://www.lawfareblog.com/geoeconomic-world-order] implications of these developments,

UNSW Webinar on China and International Trade Regulation in the Post-Pandemic Era

During a recent webinar hosted at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), several academic China trade policy experts discussed, among other things, how the economic conflict between China and the West is rooted in different political and economic models, and how resolving the conflict will require a better understanding
WTO

WTO Panel Composed in China - Barley AD/CVD Dispute

Yesterday, the WTO announced [https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/WT/DS/598-6.pdf&Open=True] that on September 3, the WTO Director-General had composed the panel in the WTO complaint brought by Australia [https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/australias-wto-complaint-against-chinas-ad-cvd-determinations-on-barley/] against China's AD/

Australian Parliamentary Committee Discusses Taiwan Joining the CPTPP

On September 2, the Trade Subcommittee of the Australian Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade met with three witnesses who supported Taiwan joining the CPTPP as part of its inquiry on " Expanding Membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership [https:

Key Dates Set and Answers to Complaint Filed in Section 337 Solar Case

In late July, we wrote about [https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/usitc-institutes-section-337-investigation-on-silicon-photovoltaic-cells-and-modules/] the U.S. International Trade Commission's decision to institute a Section 337 investigation [https://www.usitc.gov/intellectual_property/about_section_337.htm] of certain silicon photovoltaic cells and modules with nanostructures. As a brief follow-up, three
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