Abstract
In 2001, China finally joined the WTO. The accession of China was looked forward to by many WTO members and China itself. However, observers had some fears that the Chinese accession would prove to be a Trojan horse, disrupting the working of the WTO. This paper looks into the Chinese accession and its involvement in the WTO Dispute Settlement and argues that these fears seem so far to be unfounded.
Highlights
China has achieved remarkable economic progress over the last decades
Its accession looked bright for many World Trade Organization (WTO) members, who saw the advantages of more limited trade policy interventions by the Chinese government and the resulting increased access to the growing Chinese market
There is very little evidence that China is disturbing the functioning of the WTO
Summary
China has achieved remarkable economic progress over the last decades. It has managed nearly double-digit growth rates since the start of its economic reforms in 1978. When China joined the WTO, it had to bring its trade policy in line with the WTO agreements and the commitments made by China in its accession protocol. The dispute will end either with the panel (or Appellate Body if requested) ruling the foreign trade policy in line with the WTO agreements, or in violation of the latter. After joining the WTO, China filed a case against the US regarding steel products This was not an individual complaint, but a dispute in which China followed the lead of other WTO members, such as the EC, Japan and Brazil. The WTO Disputes initiated by China have resulted in compliance by the defendant In many of these disputes, the Chinese government is not yet convinced of full implementation by the respondent, and has left the door open for the installation of countervailing measures under WTO DSU Art. 21.5. United States – Preliminary Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Determinations on Coated Free Sheet Paper from China (Complainant: China)
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