China requested a WTO panel on October 13, 2011 challenging the U.S. practice of zeroing in the 2004 antidumping investigation involving warm water shrimp and the 2006 antidumping investigation of diamond saw blades. This challenge to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (“Commerce”) practice of zeroing to inflate dumping margins is the 10th such challenge since… Continue Reading
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced, on October 20th, 2011, that the United States, pursuant to World Trade Organization (“WTO”) rules, is requesting China to provide more information on its Internet restrictions. More than a week passed with Chinese media and the public paying the request little attention. It is not surprising that… Continue Reading
Editor’s Note: Baker & Hostetler LLP recently submitted the following comments in response to the Department of Commerce’s request for comments on Retrospective Versus Prospective Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Systems. 中文请点击这里 Introduction: The American Way Compared To The Method Used By Almost Everyone Else Remedies for disputes heard by panels of the World Trade… Continue Reading
中文请点击这里 Recent U.S. free trade agreements (“FTAs”) and comments from U.S. government officials suggest that obligations to respect and enforce internationally recognized labor standards could become part of the text offered by the United States for the negotiation of a bilateral investment treaty (“BIT”) with China. The trend of making labor rights more prominent in… Continue Reading
Members of the Baker Hostetler International Trade practice have been quoted in numerous media outlets regarding the Chinese tire trade dispute, including: The Hill: China Tires A Deal For Steelworkers Union (9/16/09) Bloomberg News: Obama Says Chinese Tires Decision Isn’t Provocative (9/14/09) Bloomberg News: U.S. Steel Pushes Obama to Choose Workers Over Trade (9/9/09) Forbes.com: Obama Faces Tire Trade… Continue Reading
