WTO

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China Formalizes and Expands Trade-Policy Compliance Review

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has formally issued a revised Measures on Trade Policy Compliance, replacing the 2014 trial version and transforming  what had been an experimental framework into a permanent, mandatory, and significantly broadened compliance regime.
GPA

Update on China's GPA Accession

The WTO's Committee on Government Procurement recently issued its report for 2025, noting with regard to China's accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement that China had announced this year "that it would not seek new special and differential treatment in current and future WTO

U.S. Patent Office Rule Draws Fire from China, Citing Discrimination

The USPTO recently finalized a significant policy change requiring petitioners in Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings to disclose all Real Parties in Interest (RPI). This move immediately drew sharp condemnation from China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), which publicly argued that the rule constitutes a violation of U.S. international
WTO

China Accuses U.S. of Systematically Violating WTO Rules in New Compliance Report

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued its 2025 Report on WTO Compliance of the United States, accusing Washington of systematically violating WTO rules and undermining the multilateral trading system. This annual report, the third one since it was first published in 2023, charges that Washington is abusing the
WTO

Guatemala Raises Concerns over Chinese Coffee Bean, Macademia Nut Restrictions

New details have emerged in the matter of Guatemala's concerns over restrictions on exports of coffee beans and macadamia nuts to China.
WTO

U.S. Criticizes China's Developing Country Status Statement

China made a big announcement recently about giving up developing country status in WTO negotiations going forward, but the U.S. reacted with skepticism at a recent meeting.
WTO

China and U.S. Exchange Criticism at the WTO

Yesterday, China's top envoy to the World Trade Organization (WTO) accused the United States of disrupting global supply chains and using "power-based" trade policies that are eroding the rules-based multilateral system. The U.S. delegation pushed back and accused China of "incentiviz[ing] massive economic
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