Inside Trade

February 14, 2025

EU again suspends WTO dispute with China over Lithuanian goods

January 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The European Union this week opted to suspend once again its World Trade Organization dispute with China over the latter’s import restrictions on Lithuanian goods, restrictions that many, including the U.S. and the EU, saw as economic retaliation following the opening of a Taiwanese diplomatic office in Vilnius. The EU previously suspended the dispute panel’s work in January 2024. If proceedings are suspended for more than a year, the panel’s authority lapses. Accordingly, the bloc last week allowed the panel...

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