A WTO disputes panel has been created to decide whether Chinese anti-dumping and countervailing duties on US broiler chicken exports are legal.
Beijing claims that US poultry product producers are unfairly subsidised and dump cut-priced products on the Chinese market. As a result, the Chinese government has imposed these duties to protect its own poultry meat sector.
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However, the US considers these tariffs unjustified and breach global trade rules. In September, it launches proceedings at the WTO.
A WTO statement noted Washington considered the duties “inconsistent with China’s obligations under the [WTO] anti-dumping agreement” and would challenge “every phase of China’s investigation”, which had justified the tariffs.
