Launch of european Union- China tourism year 2018

On Friday 19 January, the European Union-China tourism year was launched in Venice. This initiative provides a unique opportunity to increase the number of visits, promote sustainable tourism, stimulate investment opportunities for Europe and China, and underpin the ongoing negotiations on European Union-China visa facilitation and air connectivity. The year was opened by the european Read more about Launch of european Union- China tourism year 2018[…]

More robust anti-dumping rules to defend european industries and jobs

The expiry in December 2016 of parts of China’s 2001 World Trade organisation accession protocol called into question whether WTO members can treat China as a non-market economy and calculate anti-dumping measures accordingly. The new rules would use the same anti-dumping methodology for all WTO members regardless of whether they have market economy status, but Read more about More robust anti-dumping rules to defend european industries and jobs[…]

China’s proposed market economy status: defend EU industry and jobs

Until China has fulfilled the european’s five criteria for market economy status, its exports to the european Union must be treated in a “non-standard” way. This methodology, for use in anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations, should assess whether China’s costs and prices are market-based, so as to ensure a level playing field for european industry and Read more about China’s proposed market economy status: defend EU industry and jobs[…]