Legal Research On China’s Market Economy Status After Accession To WTO For 15 Years

China has signed the Protocol on China’s Accession to the WTO in 2001,which clear the rights and duties definitely,then China became a full member of WTO in December 11th,2001.According to the Article 15 of this protocol,the other members of WTO could regard China as a Non-market Economy Country within 15 years,thus,they could adopt the Surrogate Country System while implementing Anti-dumping investigations into the imports of Chinese enterprises.But that operation have to be terminated at the time when China has been a member of WTO for 15 years,which is called transition-period.After December 11th,2016,the other members of WTO should acknowledge China’s Market Economy Status.Along with the day coming,many Chinese specialists worried that the trade discrimination against China might continue.The European Union is the largest trading partner of China,and the United States is the second-largest,however both of them resist China’s Market Economy Status.Therefore,it’s still difficult for China to get Market Economy Status in time.And there are too many uncertainties for China to deal with the foreign anti-dumping surveys.Whether foreign counties acknowledge China’s Market Economy Status or not,it doesn’t matter to China to obtain that status by the law.Some countries don’t give up their trade discrimination against China,which has violated WTO rules and is worse for all involved.Undeniably,disguised Surrogate-Country behaviors such as the theory of shift of the burden of proof and special market situation become more frequent after 2016,which is harmful to our normal foreign trade.The relevant government sectors of China should take prevention measures beforehand and try to resolve the problem properly based on the WTO trade rules and international treaties,so that our foreign trade right could be safeguarded.