The European Commission outlined new trade defense rules on July 20, to help assess whether Chinese firms are dumping low-price products, reported Reuters, as the EC continues to debate the issue of granting China market economy status (MES). Earlier, the US had expanded its previously announced challenge at the WTO against China's export restraints from nine key raw materials to 11, according to a press release on July 19. Further complicating matters, China is facing anti-dumping charges from other developing countries. 15 years on from China’s entry into the WTO, the country is still facing a number of challenges in the global trade sector.

Challenges

 EU, US raise cases with WTO

China faces pressure to lift trade restrictions

US expands challenge to China's restraints on raw material export at WTO

 Debate over China’s MES

EU to debate China’s market status

China’s response

China to levy anti-dumping duties on acrylic fiber imports

Beijing rejects EU trade war

China urges more steps to reduce Sino-US trade, investment barriers

China responds to India's trade remedy measures

China protests US protectionism in steel

Comments

Changing policy landscape presents challenges to Chinese trade

EU should grant China market economy status

Granting China MES to take away big political friction in China-EU relations: EU expert

Brexit’s positive impact on China-UK economic ties stands to improve trade with EU
 
'Appropriate mechanism' needed to resolve steel disputes

Dumping the current ‘market economy’ paradigm
 
EU refusal to grant market status could jeopardize trade with Beijing

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