China says it will not link trade remedy talks with fisheries negotiations at WTO

China told the other members of the World Trade Organization it will not link progress on trade remedy rules to negotiations on a fisheries subsidies ban, quelling other members' fears that linking the two topics could derail the fisheries talks and prevent members from reaching an outcome by the WTO's December ministerial. China's declaration came as members discussed its proposal to update the WTO's trade remedy rules at an informal meeting of the Rules committee on July 14. In its...