WTO members have agreed at a meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body on 28 February to establish a dispute panel to examine China’s complaint regarding anti-dumping and countervailing duties levied by Australia on various imported Chinese goods after China submitted its second request for the establishment of a WTO dispute panel to examine Australia's decision to impose anti-dumping duties on imports of wind towers, stainless steel sinks and certain railway wheels from China as well as countervailing measures on imports of stainless steel sinks from China. The next DSB meeting will take place on 28 March.China said the issues raised in its request highlight a series of continuous and long-standing failures by Australia in meeting its obligations under the relevant WTO agreements as the trade remedy investigations and the decisions made by Australia against Chinese exporters lacked factual bases, were opaquely explained and are legally undisciplined.Australia said “It is disappointed that China has proceeded with its second request for a panel. Australia's trade remedy system is independent, transparent, and nondiscriminatory and evidence based. Australia is confident it complied with its WTO obligations in initiating and conducting the investigations. It remained ready to resolve this matter with China through bilateral discussions.”China's first request for a panel was blocked at the last DSB meeting on 25 January.
WTO members have agreed at a meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body on 28 February to establish a dispute panel to examine China’s complaint regarding anti-dumping and countervailing duties levied by Australia on various imported Chinese goods after China submitted its second request for the establishment of a WTO dispute panel to examine Australia's decision to impose anti-dumping duties on imports of wind towers, stainless steel sinks and certain railway wheels from China as well as countervailing measures on imports of stainless steel sinks from China. The next DSB meeting will take place on 28 March.China said the issues raised in its request highlight a series of continuous and long-standing failures by Australia in meeting its obligations under the relevant WTO agreements as the trade remedy investigations and the decisions made by Australia against Chinese exporters lacked factual bases, were opaquely explained and are legally undisciplined.Australia said “It is disappointed that China has proceeded with its second request for a panel. Australia's trade remedy system is independent, transparent, and nondiscriminatory and evidence based. Australia is confident it complied with its WTO obligations in initiating and conducting the investigations. It remained ready to resolve this matter with China through bilateral discussions.”China's first request for a panel was blocked at the last DSB meeting on 25 January.
