On July 20, the United States made another submission [https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/SS/directdoc.aspx?filename=q:/G/SPS/GEN1943.pdf&Open=True] to the SPS Committee targeting China’s trade restrictive measures taken as a response to COVID-19. In the submission, which is the U.

As we described here [https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/new-developments-in-wto-dispute-on-trqs-on-agricultural-products/] , on July 15 there were two developments in the U.S.-China WTO dispute related to TRQs on certain agricultural products (DS517): 1) the United States requested authorization [https://www.worldtradelaw.net/document.php?id=rr/ds517-19-rr.pdf] from the WTO&

The European Commission recently proposed a package of legislative measures to reduce the EU's carbon emissions by at least 55% by 2030, including a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism [https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files/carbon_border_adjustment_mechanism_0.pdf] (CBAM). This proposal has drawn criticism

In September of 2019, Canada requested WTO consultations with China in relation to Chinese measures restricting imports of canola seeds from Canada. Consultations were held in October of that year but failed to resolve the dispute. In June of 2021, Canada revived the dispute by requesting a panel. China blocked

On July 15, there were two developments in the China - Tariff Rate Quotas for Certain Agricultural Products [https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds517_e.htm] WTO dispute: 1) the United States requested WTO authorization to retaliate against China because China allegedly failed to

During the Trump administration, the U.S. government raised the issue of the role of the state in the Chinese economy and the implications for how China fits within the world trading system. The administration also started a broader discussion of market orientation as a principle at the WTO. This

Australia has been pressing forward recently with two WTO complaints against Chinese AD/CVD measures. It requested a panel on AD/CVD measures against barley [https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/australias-wto-complaint-against-chinas-ad-cvd-determinations-on-barley/] (that panel was established on May 28, but is not yet composed); and on June 22 it requested consultations [https: