China's unique economic system poses increasing challenges to the world trading system and attracts growing academic and policy debates. WTO members have frequently resorted to antidumping measures in dealing with price distortions caused by Chinese government influence in the economy. The...

After years of debate, the issues of whether and where (i.e. under which legal element) regulatory purposes should be considered under Article III:2 and Article III:4 of the GATT – the most invoked provisions of the National Treatment rule – remain unsolved. This article submits that the...

The resolution of the issue of what role regulatory purpose might play in adjudicating the consistency of origin-neutral measures under the GATT National Treatment rule is essential to the resolution of the tension between trade liberalization and domestic autonomy with respect to the use of...

This paper provides the first systemic study of China’s policy and legal responses to security-related actions and disputes in the international trade regime. It starts with a brief review of the law and practices relating to the security exceptions under the World Trade Organization to...