FOLLOW-UP PAPER ON ENHANCING TRANSPARENCY AND STRENGTHENING DUE
PROCESS IN ANTI-DUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING PROCEEDINGS
COMMUNICATION FROM CHINA
The following communication, dated 23 June 2017, is being circulated at the request of the
Delegation of China.
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1 BACKGROUND
The Proposal on Trade Remedies (TN/RL/GEN/185) submitted by China on 21 April 2017 was
circulated among the Members on 24 April. As the proponent, China had the opportunity at both
the small group meeting on 11 May and the informal open-ended meeting of Negotiating Group on
Rules on 31 May to present in detail the proposal and the underlying considerations, including the
importance and necessity of promoting negotiations on anti-dumping and countervailing rules
under current circumstances, the aims and suggestions for the following steps, as well as an
introduction to the five aspects identified by China for further discussion.