From AP:
The United States will ask for a formal investigation of Chinese restrictions on the sale of American movies, music and books, which would be the fourth World Trade Organization case Washington has launched against Beijing in little over a year.
The United States will request the establishment an investigative panel at an Oct. 22 meeting of the WTO’s dispute settlement body, according to an agenda for the meeting released Thursday.
The case will be of particular interest to Hollywood studios, Apple Inc.’s iTunes store and other American media providers possibly suffering from the “less favorable distribution opportunities” in China that the U.S. has cited in its WTO complaint. [Full Text]
Read also China facing rising U.S. trade protectionism by Xinhua.
