On September 28, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced that World Trade Organization (WTO) has set up a dispute-settlement panel on September 27 due to the anti-dumping (AD) measures taken by China against Japan's stainless steel products.

China's government has implemented AD measures against Japan's stainless steel products from July of 2019. This July, Japan tried to consult with China, but the problem was still not resolved. Therefore, Japan asked WTO to set up a dispute-settlement panel for this issue on August 19.

WTO will review China’s AD measures to determine whether China’s policy is consistent with WHO’s agreement. If WTO discovered China’s action has been violated the WTO’s regulation, China will be asked to correct it. If China is not satisfied with the ruling, China can also file a complaint to WTO.