by Qingjiang Kong (China University of Political Science and Law, China)

The European Union (EU) has now become the largest trade partner of China. While Sino-US trade relations and particularly the high-profile trade disputes between the US and China get considerable academic attention for geopolitical reasons, less research has been done on the Sino-EU trade disputes that gradually loom large on the horizon. This book delves into the trade disputes between China and the EU and identifies the causes for trade disputes. It examines how the disputes will shape China-EU trade relations, and offers a macro overview on how the issues can be resolved or at least how they should be managed.

This timely book sheds light on Sino-EU trade disputes, putting these in global perspective and enriching the literature in this regard.

• Trade between China and the EU: A Historical Perspective
• Trade Disputes between China and the EU
• An Empirical Study of Trade Defense Instruments and Their Use
• The EU's Monitoring of China's Compliance with WTO Obligations
• EU Trade Policy-making Mechanism
• China's Trade Policy-making Mechanism
• Transitional Product-Specific Safeguard Measures and their Implication for Trade Disputes between China and the EU
• The Chinese and EU Approaches to Dispute Settlement in the WTO, and their Implications
• Trade Disputes between China and the EU: Are they Manageable?
• Management of China-EU Trade Disputes: Beyond Disputes and Trade