Analysis of the Use of Anti-dumping in the Current Trend of Regionalism

Abstract

This paper deals with probably one of the most frequently debated issues in the international trade nowadays - anti-dumping. The main body of the paper mainly consists of three parts. To begin with, the paper reviews the laws on anti-dumping within the GATT and WTO system, to be specific, Article VI of GATT 1947 and Anti-dumping Agreement in the 1994 WTO legal texts. Next, considering the recent trend of a proliferation of regional trade arrangements (RTAs), especially an explosion of free trade agreements (FTAs), this paper proceeds to look at the regulations on anti-dumping in those free trade agreements where in most cases, anti-dumping issues are touched upon. And in this section, a survey will be conducted regarding the rules for anti-dumping in the FTAs concluded by China and Korea. Finally, after finishing all these textual analyses, this paper will turn to an empirical study in a purpose of examining the relationship between the enactment of such FTAs and anti-dumping actions. As expected, an adverse relationship is found between them.