After its first panel request was blocked at a meeting last month (which is allowed under WTO dispute settlement rules), China requested a WTO panel on Indian measures related to the solar/IT sectors for a second time, and this time a panel was established.

A WTO panel has been composed to hear China's complaint concerning "certain measures maintained by India that affect trade in the automotive and renewable energy technology sectors."

At the meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body today, China's first request for a panel to hear its complaint against Indian measures in the solar and IT sectors was blocked.

Yesterday, China followed up on an earlier request for consultations with a request that a WTO panel be established to hear its complaint about discriminatory measures adopted by India in the solar and information technology sectors.

At a meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body today, a panel was established to hear China's complaint against Indian subsidies in the battery and auto sectors.

China has followed up on its first ever WTO request for consultations with India by filing a panel request related to India's measures to promote the automotive and renewable energy sectors.

China has filed its second WTO complaint against India in recent months, targeting both clean energy policies and broader industrialization policies.