The Issue of Non-market Economy Status in China’s Anti-dumping Investigations Against Imports: A Development for the Implementation of New Rules or A Balancing Strategy?

Abstract

This article addresses China’s recent practices regarding the issue of non-market economy (NME) status in anti-dumping investigations against imports. The article uses the latest developments to analyse and examine two important questions. One question is whether China’s practices are justified under the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s rules and its domestic anti-dumping rules, and the other question is whether China’s new practices are merely a strategy for balancing various increasingly unresolved allegations against Chinese exporters abroad. Part 2 outlines the background of China’s recent investigations and key rulings on China’s practices regarding the issue of NME status. Part 3 then discusses the two aforementioned questions by analysing the detailed issues embedded in the rulings. Part 4 makes some concluding remarks. China’s anti-dumping investigations, NME status, WTO ADA, PMS, NME investigations, NME rulings