WTO Establishes Panel in China Export Subsidy Dispute, USTR Asks for Quick Comments
The World Trade Organization established an adjudication panel in a dispute between the U.S. and China over wide-ranging Chinese export subsidies, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said on May 11. The U.S. launched the dispute process with a request for consultations with the Chinese in February (see 1502110022). WTO members typically move ahead with a panel if consultations fail to yield a compromise.
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The Chinese subsidy programs target shrimp, textiles and other industries, the U.S. says. USTR first indicated it intended to go ahead with the panel in April (see 1504130011). The agency is now asking for comments on the challenge (here), but comments must be submitted by May 12 in order for USTR to give “timely consideration" to the concerns raised. The “Demonstration Base” and “Common Service Platform” subsidy programs are “export-contingent,” USTR argues. USTR initially asked for comments over the dispute in March (see 1503260007).
(Federal Register 05/12/15)