Comments on: china’s loss unlikely to derail its membership with WTO http://www.chinalawandbusiness.com/2008/02/chinas-loss-unlikely-to-derail-its-membership-with-wto/ China law blog covering Chinese law, business, and non-profits by Thomas Chow Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:32:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: T Chow http://www.chinalawandbusiness.com/2008/02/chinas-loss-unlikely-to-derail-its-membership-with-wto/comment-page-1/#comment-17 T Chow Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:25:13 +0000 http://www.chinalawandbusiness.com/2008/02/15/chinas-loss-unlikely-to-derail-its-membership-with-wto/#comment-17 Agreed. China still doesn't really know the rules yet, so it will take some time for it to become an expert in WTO rules, procedure, and the basic knowledge of what it takes to win a case. Agreed. China still doesn’t really know the rules yet, so it will take some time for it to become an expert in WTO rules, procedure, and the basic knowledge of what it takes to win a case.

]]> By: Brad Luo http://www.chinalawandbusiness.com/2008/02/chinas-loss-unlikely-to-derail-its-membership-with-wto/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Brad Luo Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:49:36 +0000 http://www.chinalawandbusiness.com/2008/02/15/chinas-loss-unlikely-to-derail-its-membership-with-wto/#comment-16 When the former Chief judge, Hon. James Bacchus, on the WTO Appellate Body visited my International Business Transactions class a few weeks ago, I asked him whether the U.S. can accomplish anything by filing its complaint, alleging China's non-compliance with WTO intellectual property standards. He did not get into great details about what he thinks of the matter b/c he represents one of the parties involved. (I'm guessing the U.S. government.) But, his answer was very short and to the point--"if it were left to me, the U.S. will accomplish a lot by filing the complaint." In light of that comment, China'd better be ready for more bad news. It is just part of "doing business" in the WTO. Got to play by its rules, and have the WTO judges agree with you... When the former Chief judge, Hon. James Bacchus, on the WTO Appellate Body visited my International Business Transactions class a few weeks ago, I asked him whether the U.S. can accomplish anything by filing its complaint, alleging China’s non-compliance with WTO intellectual property standards.

He did not get into great details about what he thinks of the matter b/c he represents one of the parties involved. (I’m guessing the U.S. government.) But, his answer was very short and to the point–”if it were left to me, the U.S. will accomplish a lot by filing the complaint.”

In light of that comment, China’d better be ready for more bad news. It is just part of “doing business” in the WTO. Got to play by its rules, and have the WTO judges agree with you…

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