China blocks U.S.-sought WTO panel on movies, music
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China on Monday exercised its right to temporarily block a World Trade Organisation (WTO) investigation into Chinese rules affecting the sale of U.S. films, music, books, magazines and newspapers, diplomats said.
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Under pressure after a U.S. move against Chinese seafood and a huge recall of Chinese toothpaste in Japan, Beijing urged trade partners on Friday to accept its products unless they violate contract terms or local regulations.
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WASHINGTON: American clothing retailers and importers sued on Wednesday to prevent the Bush administration from slapping emergency restrictions on imports from China at the request of the domestic textile industry.
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The Chinese government has drawn heavy criticism by two US business groups urging China to crack down on its growing piracy market and focus on protecting intellectual property rights in the country.
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(InfoWorld) - China and Russia are the two worst foreign infringers of U.S. software and music copyrights and they should remain on the U.S. government's priority watch list, a group representing the software, music, books, and movie industries said Monday. The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) put out the figures as part of its recommendations to the U.S. Trade Representative. It asked government officials to keep both countries on its Priority Watch List when it meets to discuss the annual Special 301 review of copyright piracy. The list is compiled each year, and nations placed on the list are watched closely for signs of improvement. Failure to take action can result in countries losing certain duty-free trade privileges. The IIPA said the worst 60 foreign music and software pirating nations cost industry members $15.25 billion last year, compared to $15.83 billion in year earlier. The figure could be as much as $35 billion if the U.S. and the rest of the world are included, IIPA estimated. The figures are based on statistics supplied by member associations. China topped all rivals on the IIPA most-wanted list by pumping out $2.21 billion worth of pirated goods last year, mainly business software, according to IIPA figures. Russia ran a close second at $2.18 billion, it said. China's 2006 figure marks a slight improvement over the previous year, when the IIPA estimated its piracy at $2.37 billion, but Russia took a sharp turn for the worse. In 2005,Â Russian copyright piracyÂ only cost IIAP members $1.76 billion, the group said. Music, software and movie trade groups view the Special 301 process as the best means available for them to encourage greater copyright protection globally, IIAP said. The group recommended that 16 countries, including Canada, China, Mexico, and Russia, be placed on the Priority Watch List, putting them up for the highest degree of scrutiny. Canada and Mexico, the U.S.'s border neighbors, are two of its biggest trading partners. Italy escaped an IIPA recommendation for the priority list despite hosting the third worst copyright infringement problem, by value, on the group's list. Italy pirated $1.43 billion worth of U.S. software and songs last year, down slightly from $1.62 billion the year before, according to the IIPA. The group said its decision to recommend a country for the top list is based on the total amount and on efforts to improve. IIPA recommended that Italy be placed on the Special 301 Watch List, along with 27 other countries or territories. The IIPA is comprised of seven business associations, including the Business Software Alliance (BSA), Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In all, the associations represent over 1,900 U.S. companies.
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The Bush administration, under  pressure from Congress to be tougher on trade, will seek to  eliminate Chinese government subsidies for steel, computers,  clothing and many other industries in a case launched on Friday  at the World Trade Organization.
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A World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel  ruled on Thursday against some U.S. anti-dumping measures  against imports of Mexican stainless steel, in another rebuff  for a controversial U.S. trade remedy.
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China on Wednesday abruptly blocked a meeting of global union and business leaders scheduled for next week that aimed to press Beijing to do more to protect workers&#39; rights.
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The United States has been unable to  resolve a dispute with China over treatment of foreign auto  parts and could ask the World Trade Organization to rule on the  matter, U.S. trade officials said on Tuesday.
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The U.S. textile industry petitioned the Bush administration on Tuesday for protection from what American companies fear will be a flood of Chinese products coming into this country when worldwide quotas are removed on Jan. 1.
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A World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel  ruled on Thursday against some U.S. anti-dumping measures to  combat imports of Mexican stainless steel, in another rebuff  for a controversial U.S. trade remedy.
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration, under pressure from a Democratic-controlled Congress to do something about America's soaring trade deficit, filed a trade case Friday against China in a dispute involving government subsidies.
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BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON  - The EU, the United States   and Canada will launch the first ever litigation against China   at the World Trade Organization (WTO) by seeking on Friday to   convene a panel to resolve an auto parts dispute.
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Groups monitoring trade in endangered species on Tuesday urged China to resist pressures to ease its ban on commerce in tiger parts, saying its tough restrictions had helped the great feline to survive.
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After clashes over clothes and shoe imports, the European Union, the United States and Canada joined forces to seek a World Trade Organization ruling against China in a dispute over car parts.
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China has expressed regret over a   request by the European Union, the United States and Canada for   a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel to hear their complaint   about China's tariff treatment of foreign auto parts.
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The U.S. formally accused China on Monday of failing to open the nationÂs economy and crack down on piracy of foreign goods.