U.S. To China: Non-Market Economy Status Doesn't Automatically End In December

The U.S. for the first time told China during a WTO Council on Trade In Goods meeting that the expiration of a provision in China's accession protocol does not require member states to grant it market economy status in antidumping cases later this year, a WTO official said. The United State's comments came during the July 14 Council on Trade in Goods meeting, where China for the third consecutive meeting reminded nations that Section 15(a)(ii) of the 2001 Protocol of...