Robert Oliver
March 4, 2013
Professor Rakesh S.
IBE
CHINA TRADE DISPUTES
The Chinese have a lot to deal with in regards to the way they trade; being that China is
new to the WTO scene. China has to handle the critical issue of intellectual property
protection and how it should be handled. There are also many policies and procedures that
have to be developed in order to enhance the health and safety of Chinese exports. China
has been scrutinized for its sub-par labor and environment standards and the country needs
a system to bring those up to the standards of the world, some have argued. China then has
the dilemma regarding its foreign exchange policies and the trade disputes that involve
textiles, footwear, car parts and steel.
Intellectual property law is very vague. It is even vaguer when figuring out how to handle
matters where intellectual property law is broken. It is hard sometimes to actually figure
out who owns what when dealing with IP. “Original work could be the result of
collaboration among many individuals who lived in many countries…”, so it would be
hard to distinguish which jurisdiction an infringement of IP would fall under. There is also
the issue of the use of IP. If the person(s) are using it recreationally/personally, would it
fall under the same umbrella as those using the IP for commercial sale of the item? And if
it is decided that there was a violation of IP law and it was brought before a court, the IP
spectrum is so broad and encompasses so much that a judge may lack the “capability to
