The US first lodged a case against China’s tariff-rate quota (TRQ) system in late 2016, under the Obama administration. Photo: Bloomberg
The US first lodged a case against China’s tariff-rate quota (TRQ) system in late 2016, under the Obama administration. Photo: Bloomberg
China trade
Economy /  Global Economy

US revives WTO grain import quota case as China lags behind in commitments to buy American farm goods

  • Washington has threatened to take ‘countermeasures’ if China does not comply with a ruling on its tariff-rate quota system for rice, wheat and corn
  • China is more than 30 per cent short of its 2021 commitments to buy American farm products under the phase one trade deal

Topic |   China trade
Orange Wang
Orange Wang

Updated: 9:54pm, 19 Jul, 2021

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The US first lodged a case against China’s tariff-rate quota (TRQ) system in late 2016, under the Obama administration. Photo: Bloomberg
The US first lodged a case against China’s tariff-rate quota (TRQ) system in late 2016, under the Obama administration. Photo: Bloomberg
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