On September 13, 2016, the United States requested consultations with China regarding certain measures through which China appears to provide domestic support in favor of agricultural producers, in particular, to those producing wheat, Indica rice, Japonica rice, and corn.
On September 29, 2016, the European Union requested to join the consultations. On September 30, 2016, Australia, Canada, and Thailand requested to join the consultations. On October 5, 2016, the Philippines requested to join the consultations. Subsequently, China informed the DSB that it had accepted the requests of Australia, Canada, the European Union, and Thailand to join the consultations.
On December 5, 2016, the United States requested the establishment of a panel. At its meeting on December 16, 2016, the DSB deferred the establishment of a panel. At its meeting on January 25, 2017, the DSB established a panel. Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, the European Union, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, the Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, and Viet Nam reserved their third-party rights.
The panel was composed June 24, 2017, with the agreement of the parties.
On September 19, 2017, the United States filed its First Written Submission. The United States claims that China's measures are inconsistent with:
• Articles 3.2, 6.3, and 7.2(b) of the Agreement on Agriculture.
| Brief Date | Brief Description |
|---|---|
| 06/12/2018 | U.S. Integrated Executive Summary |
| 06/05/2018 | U.S. Comments on China's Answers to Panel Questions Following the Second Panel Meeting |
| 5/15/2018 | U.S. Answers to Panel Questions Following the Second Panel Meeting |
| 04/25/2018 | U.S. Closing Statement at the Second Panel Meeting |
| 04/25/2018 | U.S. Opening Statement at the Second Panel Meeting |
| 2/13/2018 | U.S. Answers to Panel Questions |
| 1/24/2018 | U.S. Closing Statement at the First Panel Meeting |
| 1/22/2018 | U.S. Opening Statement at the First Panel Meeting |
| 09/19/2017 | U.S. First Written Submission |
