This article discusses and analyses an interesting phenomenon about China's journey in the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement mechanism since its accession to the WTO in 2001: an increasing number of the WTO disputes China is involved in are trade remedy cases. Section 2 of this article provides a general overview of all trade remedy disputes at the WTO in which China participated as complainant, respondent, or a third party. Based upon these facts and statistics, a detailed analysis of the disputes is offered from various perspectives in sections 3 and 4. This article begins by examining why China has been involved in these trade remedy disputes in the WTO by discussing China's political and economic situation at both the domestic and international levels. It then analyses China's main concerns over trade remedy disputes as well as some of the legal issues and challenges embedded in these disputes. This article further discusses the issue of China's role shift in these disputes by identifying China's external relationships with its major trading partners. This article concludes with some observations and implications for the future of China's WTO disputes.
Global Trade and Customs Journal