September 28, 2009
Trade Compliance update: China has appealed the WTO ruling siding with the US complaint that Chinese restrictions on importing and distributing foreign books, music, and movies violates WTO regulations. The World Trade Organization announced the appeal in a statement to its members. Chinese officials said it was filed Tuesday, but documents were not immediately made [...]
September 4, 2009
As described by the Associated Press, the US now faces $295 million annually in sanctions as a result of illegal subsidies to cotton growers. The case was originally brought to the WTO’s attention by Brazil, the world’s 5th largest cotton exporter. It was seen as a victory for Brazil and other struggling nations who rely [...]
June 26, 2009
China and the US are airing their issues at the WTO the last day or two. Yesterday, the US and EU jointly filed a complaint that China violates international trade laws by curbing exports of certain raw materials such as antimony, bauxite, indium, yellow phosphorous, magnesium carbonate, and rare earths. (So that’s why magnesium carbonate [...]
