Simon Lester

WTO

Panel Established in U.S. - China WTO Dispute on TRQs on Agricultural Products, But Next Steps Are Unclear

At the August 30 DSB meeting, a WTO panel was established [https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news21_e/dsb_30aug21_e.htm] to hear China's request that it be found in compliance in a dispute brought by the United States against the administration of tariff-rate

U.S. Appeals Court Dismisses Antitrust Claim Against Chinese Vitamin C Exporters

In a recent ruling in a long-running litigation saga, on August 10 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit dismissed an antitrust lawsuit against Chinese exporters of Vitamin C, citing “international comity” as the basis for its ruling. The case already went to the Supreme Court

European Commission Documents Its Trade Defence Measures, With Details on Anti-Subsidy Measures Against China's "Transnational" Subsidies

The European Commission released [https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=2294] its "39th Annual Report [https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2021/august/tradoc_159782.PDF] from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the EU’s Anti-Dumping, Anti-Subsidy

Australian Parliamentary Committee Discusses China Joining the CPTPP

On August 26, the Trade Subcommittee of the Australian Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade met with industry representatives to discuss "Expanding membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership [https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/Hansard_Display?
WTO

China Notifies WTO of Subsidies for 2019-2020

The WTO has just posted a July 13 communication [https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/G/SCM/N372CHN.pdf&Open=True] from China entitled "New and Full Notification Pursuant To Article XVI:1 of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the Agreement

U.S. Solar Industry Files Anti-Circumvention Petition Related to AD/CVD Orders on Photovoltaic Cells from China

On August 16, a group of solar manufacturers called the American Solar Manufacturers Against Chinese Circumvention (A-SMACC) filed anti-circumvention petitions related to AD/CVD orders that had been imposed in December 2012 on photovoltaic cells from China. The petitions relate to imports from Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam,
WTO

China Expresses Positive Views about JSIs at WTO General Council Meeting

At the WTO General Council meeting of May 5-6, 2021, a paper on Joint Statement Initiatives [https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/WT/GC/W819R1.pdf&Open=True] (JSIs) that criticizes a plurilateral approach to negotiations was on the agenda. The paper was
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