U.s. Trade Law "section 301" Assessment

The system of "Section 301" of United States Trade Law is a key part of United States foreign trade laws, and China is one of its victims. However, the study of "Section 301" is still relatively incomplete in China. Therefore, it is necessary to make deep and realistic study of "Section 301", and make preparations based on the actual situation of China.This thesis adopts a combined approach of theory and actual cases, and analyses the objective from the angle of history and comparison, which leads to a panoramic view of the objective. As for the actual significance, this thesis, through case study, considering China's entry into the WTO and context of Sino-US relationship, puts emphasis on the objective's real impact on China. This thesis also provides suggestions for China from different angles and in different fields.This thesis firstly introduces the contents, legislative background, and continuous amendments of "Section 301" of US Trade Law; compares the three different "Section 301", "Section 301" and other important systems of US trade law; analyses the action mechanism of "Section 301" by case study; compares "Section 301" and WTO multilateral dispute settlement mechanism as well analyses WTO "Section 301"; then based on original reports of USTR, demonstrates the continuous development of "Section 301"; after analyzing past case against China and considering the latest actual situation, analyses the issue of RMB's rate; and finally puts forward constructive suggestion from three angles."Section 301" system is still in the process of continuous development, and its impact on China is an urgent topic, which is well worth of studying. More attention from academia and government needs to be paid to this topic.