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China May Back EU’s Trade-Dispute ‘Plan B’ as Trump Hobbles WTO

Support for EU’s appeal-arbitration approach gains momentum
Provides an alternative for nations to mediate trade disputes

WTO Seeking Stopgap for Appeals Panel Loss, Director-General Says

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By Bryce Baschuk

December 10, 2019 at 12:30 PM UTC

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China is in preliminary talks to support the European Union’s backup plan for settling international trade disputes as President Donald Trump’s administration gets closer to scuttling the World Trade Organization’s role in refereeing cross-border commerce.