China vs. the EU
China sues the EU at the World Trade Organization, and wins. The particular issue in this case is not earth-shattering—the dispute was actually over nuts and bolts—but the broad trend is important: the emerging economies are increasingly using the WTO’s processes to their advantage. China, in particular, has begun to play offense in Geneva. In 2009… ...
China sues the EU at the World Trade Organization, and wins. The particular issue in this case is not earth-shattering—the dispute was actually over nuts and bolts—but the broad trend is important: the emerging economies are increasingly using the WTO's processes to their advantage. China, in particular, has begun to play offense in Geneva.
China sues the EU at the World Trade Organization, and wins. The particular issue in this case is not earth-shattering—the dispute was actually over nuts and bolts—but the broad trend is important: the emerging economies are increasingly using the WTO’s processes to their advantage. China, in particular, has begun to play offense in Geneva.
In 2009… something changed: China began to hit back. In a slow year for disputes at the WTO, it was involved in exactly half—7 out of 14—of the disputes brought to the body. And the split between target and complainant became almost even: it was targeted 4 times, and initiated 3 cases itself.
And it’s not just China. Brazil has successfully challenged long-standing EU and U.S. subsidies, and plenty more are vulnerable. An organization long-derided by anti-globalization activists as an instrument of the wealthiest countries is, in some cases, being turned against them.
David Bosco is a professor at Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. He is the author of The Poseidon Project: The Struggle to Govern the World’s Oceans. Twitter: @multilateralist
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