The World Trade Organization (WTO) announced on 11 February 2015 that the United States of America (USA) had notified the WTO Secretariat of a request for consultations with China regarding certain measures that allegedly provide export-contingent subsidies to enterprises in several industrial sectors.
These sectors include textiles, agriculture, medical products, light industry, special chemical engineering, new materials, and hardware and building materials.
According to the USA, China designates a cluster of enterprises in a particular industry as a Demonstration Base and then provides export-contingent subsidies to those enterprises.
In addition, the US argues that China provides certain other export-contingent subsidies to Chinese manufacturers, producers, and farmers.
Further information will be available within the next few days.