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Since China’s accession to WTO, agricultural products has been an important part of its foreign trade and now it is the forth biggest country in trading agricultural products in the world. China’s rapid increase of export of agricultural products has been threatening international agricultural
market and the agricultural products disputes with China will be one of the important issues in the table of Free Trade Agreement(FTA) with China.
The paper, first of all, examine the situations and characteristics of international agricultural products disputes since China’s entry of WTO. The paper found out that China has never been a party to WTO suits in the area of agricultural products although China has participated in a lot of
disputes as a third party. China believes that it can learn and get information from the participation as a third party. It also implies that China is ready to sue any country if they violates WTO rules especially in the area of agricultural products through the experiences and lessons of
participations as a third party. The paper, then, analyzes the specific situations of China’s agricultural products disputes and what its countermeasures and achievements. Mainly, the paper shows how Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China makes the most of “the Trade Barrier Investigation Legal System of China” to protect its farm producers and increase export of agricultural products. With the Korea-China FTA negotiation ahead, the paper suggests that Korea should choose which dispute settlement system if it faces agricultural products disputes with China. China have made preparation against agricultural products disputes legally and institutionally and have earned a lot of achievements. China will
strengthen its government’s role in agricultural products disputes. First of all, China will try not to violate WTO rules, and Chinese government will make the most of the Trade Barrier Investigation Legal System. Based upon efficiency and flexibility, if future trade benefits are more than high costs and injury, China will deal with disputes in an aggressive attitude. Since China’s WTO accession, Korea needs to consider legal dispute settlements like WTO or bilateral dispute settlement to resolve agricultural disputes with China because it might be more useful than diplomatic and political negotiations to make domestic interest groups understand.