Ellard: ‘Real interest’ among WTO members in pursuing subsidy talks

World Trade Organization members are showing “real interest” in evaluating the state of subsidies and considering next steps for a discussion on new rules, Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard said on Tuesday, though she added that countries would come at the issue from very different perspectives. New WTO rules on subsidies are likely to be a key part of reforming the organization for the U.S., which has argued for years that the WTO has failed to address Chinese subsidization. And Beijing...