People's Republic of China ↔ World Trade Organization

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The People's Republic of China is a member of the World Trade Organization and participates in its dispute settlement mechanisms, as evidenced by its involvement in an interim arbitration arrangement [1] and its participation in specific WTO panel rulings regarding trade tariffs [2] and [3].

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International Trade Agreements and U.S. Tariff Laws everycrsreport.com EveryCRSReport.com 3 facts

accountSeveral WTO members, including Canada, Mexico, the European Union, and the People's Republic of China, have agreed to an interim arbitration arrangement to hear appeals concerning their disputes or have treated some WTO panel decisions as binding while the Appellate Body remains nonfunctional.

claimIn 2020, a WTO panel found that the U.S. tariffs imposed on imports from the People's Republic of China under Section 301 violated GATT Articles I and II.

accountIn 2021, a WTO panel ruled against the People's Republic of China regarding its challenge to U.S. solar tariffs, and the People's Republic of China appealed the ruling to the defunct Appellate Body.