WTO Disputes

In a ruling circulated yesterday, a WTO panel sided with Hong Kong in a complaint filed against the United States in October of 2020, finding that U.S. requirements that products from Hong Kong be labelled as originating in China were inconsistent with the GATT and could not be justified

At today's meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), China blocked the establishment of panels in two complaints brought against it by the EU, related to allegations about China's trade restrictions imposed on Lithuania and about restrictions on EU companies going to a foreign court to protect and use

Last week, China filed a consultations request at the WTO regarding U.S. export restrictions that were recently imposed on semiconductors and related technology and products. China's legal claims and some practical considerations related to the dispute are summarized below.

MOFCOM announced today that China would file a WTO complaint challenging U.S. export control measures related to semiconductors.

On Friday, a WTO panel issued its findings in respect of complaints brought by China and three other governments against the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, and continued by the Biden administration, on imports of certain imported steel and aluminum, on the basis of "security" concerns. The panel found

Earlier this year, the EU requested consultations with China at the WTO on two separate matters, related to allegations about China's trade restrictions imposed on Lithuania and about restrictions on EU companies going to a foreign court to protect and use their patents. Today, the EU announced that consultations had

At a European Parliament hearing yesterday, the European Commission's Chief Trade Enforcement Officer discussed two WTO complaints the EU has brought against China recently.