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Cooperate or Antagonize: The EU's Dilemma on Anti‐dumping and Safeguard Measures against China
Author(s) -
Hou Xingzheng,
Ren Rongming
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
china and world economy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.815
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1749-124X
pISSN - 1671-2234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-124x.2006.00046.x
Subject(s) - protectionism , china , dumping , accession , international trade , safeguard , dilemma , globalization , government (linguistics) , international economics , trade war , trade barrier , free trade , business , economics , political science , european union , law , market economy , philosophy , linguistics , epistemology
After a 15‐year accession path, China became a full member of the WTO in December 2001. Since then, China has become one of the most important trade partners of the EU countries. However, the increasingly strengthening trade relationship and China's official entrance into the WTO unexpectedly leads to many more trade disputes between China and the EU in the era of globalization and free trade. This paper thus investigates the motive and outcome of the EU government's frequent resort to trade protectionism against products made in China. (Edited by Xiaoming Feng)