With the trends of increasing globalization, of rapid changes in the world economic environment, and of the increasingly close relations between countries on economics and trade, trade liberalization has led to open markets and reduced trade barriers. However, along with those benefits, it also brings the growing issue of trade friction.
To prevent the domestic industry from unfair foreign trade competition practices, and to minimize the negative effect on the domestic industry, trade remedy is a legal method under the WTO system that allows its member to take appropriate remedial measures. Three kinds of measures against unfair trade practice are included in the trade remedies, which include anti-dumping, countervailing measures, and safeguard measures.
In recent years, the cross-strait economy and trade activities have been active quite frequently. Mainland China has become the biggest import and export entity of Taiwan. Mainland China and Taiwan both have to face the trade disputes that originate from both sides. There is a great importance for Taiwan in remaining competitive while identifying how to safeguard the interests of these companies within the framework of the WTO and adopting proper trade remedial measures, under the appropriate circumstances, in order to assist their industries in adjusting their businesses models. Therefore, this study mainly focuses on the cross-strait trade remedy system in order to better understand the operation of the cross-strait trade remedy. This study will also make
