From my eighteen years of work at China's Ministry of Commerce, of which over a dozen years on China WTO cases, from the first-ever U.S.-Steel Safeguards to most of the important cases, I try to provide in this article a general understanding in China: WTO dispute settlement system is a peaceful and an effective way to solve trade issues between China and other WTO members, and China is becoming more and more confident in this system as it is experiencing more and more cases. The 'evidence' is found in training courses and seminars on the WTO in the early days, its first 'exciting' case, the first five 'quiet' years, the second five 'noisy' years, and the subsequent 'normal' years. It concludes by introducing the group of people working in this area, pointing out the significance of these cases, i.e., the rule of law in China, and expecting a better future for both China and the WTO with academic research and school teaching.
Journal of World Trade