EU to Challenge China at WTO on Patents, Lithuania Pressure
- Chinese trade-flow curbs ‘recurring pattern,’ Dombrovskis says
- Talks for resolution didn’t yield results, trade chief says
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The European Union will proceed with two cases against China at the World Trade Organization on Wednesday after talks to resolve the issues with its largest trading partner failed to yield results.
The cases relate to China’s restrictions on Lithuanian exports and Beijing’s coercive practices to limit patent holders from exercising their rights to protect their innovations before a court, said Valdis Dombroskis, the European Commission vice-president responsible for trade. Both cases were of “systemic importance,” he said.