China Won't Challenge WTO Ruling on Domestic Producer Supports

While China expressed disappointment at the decision by the WTO that their supports to domestic wheat and rice producers did not meet their WTO commitments. The WTO ruling "once again highlights the unfair treatment suffered by developing members with regard to the WTO rules on agricultural subsidies," the Chinese stated. But, in a surprising turn, China announced it would not file an appeal in the case, a Geneva trade official said. China's decision paves the way for the decision to be adopted, which would then require China to implement changes in a "reasonable" period of time or compensate the U.S. for continued non-compliance.