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Brussels versus Beijing: Beijing may launch an investigation into whether the EU is dumping pork into China. Brussels opened an anti-dumping probe on vanillin from China. France, Germany, and the Netherlands want an enforcement mechanism to ensure that used cooking oil imported from China for biofuel has not been diluted with cheaper unused palm oil.  Disputing Dispute Settlement:  Heads of delegations met yesterday in Geneva to try and move forward on fixing the dispute settlement system. The WTO facilitator for the effort said, there is “strong appreciation for the dispute settlement system overall” as a core element of the WTO system. Indeed, without the ability to agree on any new trade issues, dispute settlement...

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