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DSB Sets Up Panel For 'Demonstration Bases' Dispute Between U.S., China

April 24, 2015 at 12:16 AM
The World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) this week established a panel to examine U.S. allegations that China provided prohibited export subsidies to companies operating in 178 industrial clusters known as "demonstration bases" from 2010 to 2012. The U.S. is claiming that the subsidies offered through the demonstration bases program are export-contingent and therefore in violation of Article 3.1(a) of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (ASCM). These subsidies amount to over $1 billion and were provided to...

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