Study On Some Issues Of Antidumping Rules Development In Doha Round

The antidumping law has continued evolving for about one century after its appearance, and the nature of the rule also changed from an internal economic policy to a kind of dice game with strong political tint. Following the trace of the evolvement of the rule, we find that economic strength plays a dominant role. The rule is excessively partial to and sides with the imported countries, so it leads to the dissatisfaction of the exporting countries. At the same time, the vagueness and uncertainty of the rule causing abusive of application attracts more attention. The Fourth Ministerial Conference in Doha launches a new round negotiation containing a lot of issues, in which antidumping law falls under it. Most members illustrate their position in the negotiation, and actively submit communications to the Group. The negotiation is impetuous, and because of substantial material diverge, the process is rather slow. Especially the failure of the Cankun Ministerial Conference severely hits the confidence of most members. An obvious characteristic of the antidumping negotiation is the appearance of two opposite camps due to national interest. In order to promote the negotiation, most developing countries have made lots of concession, but the developed countries still don't carry out the commitments they have made. Furthermore, the developing countries can't enjoy the benefit from the special and differential treatment because of its non-performance. Although some common understandings have been made, there still are many diverges, such as the issue of normal value in substantial aspects and the initial of antidumping investigation in procedural ones. Therefore all the members should take a flexible tactic in the negotiation. As a developing country, China should strive for the right of making rules to comply with our original intention of entry into WTO. In the attracting-attention issue of non-market economy, China continues fighting for recognition of market economy. The Doha Round brings China some useful revelation. If the negotiation can conclude some substantial outcome, it will certainly benefit China. Therefore China should make good preparations to face the challenges arising in the future. This article will explore the antidumping rule from evolution process and current situation to development of the negotiation. It also makes some suggestions for what China should do, considering the influence to China. The article contains four chapters as follows: Chapter one makes a brief introduction of antidumping rule evolution, in which we see the rule's evolution orderliness. The development exists in both the construction and content of the rule. Some disfigurements lead to launching a new round negotiation. Chapter two analyze in brief the current situation of the rule in the world, from which we get to know why launch a new round negotiation. Both the developed and developing countries bring forward proposals actively to express their stand. The first phase also successfully finishes in collecting the issues to be clarified and improved. Chapter three makes a deep anatomy to some concrete issues from crucial principal to details of the specific provision. All parties argue furiously on the above issues without any concession, in order to protect theirselves to the fullest extent. Chapter four views the new round on China's angle. The headachy "non-market economy" is finally put on the agenda. Nobody can change China's will to solve the problem, no matter right or wrong, advantaged or disadvantaged. As a new member, how to bring China into play in a new environment should find a way-out from inside and outside China.