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U.S. requests panel over Chinese agricultural domestic support

December 6, 2016 at 12:20 PM
The United States is expected to formally request that the World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement Body on Dec. 16 establish a panel on U.S. claims that China is breaching its WTO commitments by providing domestic support to farmers totaling nearly $100 billion over its allotted amount. This is the first panel request by the U.S., meaning that China can block the establishment of a panel at next week's meeting under WTO rules. China will not be able to block a...

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