[20030804]RS20570_贸易救济与美中双边入世协议.pdf

1Thisreportgreatlybenefittedfromthereviewandcommentsof(name/redacted),LegislativeAttorney,AmericanLawDivisionand(name/r edacted),SpecialistinInternationalTradeandFinance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20570Updated August 4, 2003Trade Remedies and The U.S.-China BilateralWTO Accession Agreementnamer ed actedSpecialist in International Trade and FinanceForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryThe November 1999 U.S.-China bilateral agreement on Chinas accession to theWorld Trade Organization (WTO) addresses a range of U.S. foreign trade andinvestment concerns related to Chinas entryinto the WTO. Inparticular,U.S.import-sensitive industries are wary of the impact from increased imports that might resultfrom Chinas WTO membership. The bilateral agreement allows the United States tocontinue to use, at least temporarily, special trade remedyprocedures against surges ofimports and against dumped and subsidized imports from China that it has used sincethe two countries reestablished trade relations in 1980.These procedures are morefavorable to import