Office touts Taiwan’s WTO winStaff writer, with CNAA WTO ruling in favor of Taiwan in a dispute with India over information technology (IT) product import duties shows that Taipei can effectively use the organization to protect the interests of its exporters, the Office of Trade Negotiations said on Tuesday. To protect Taiwan’s competitiveness in the sector, the office consulted with stakeholders, including the Taipei Computer Association, and filed a complaint with the WTO, which was joined by Japan and the EU, it said. Taiwan requested consultations with India in 2019 and the establishment of a panel to resolve the dispute in 2020, the WTO said. The WTO provides a system for resolving disputes and safeguarding the interests of Taiwanese businesses, it said. Of the four cases that went before a panel, three resulted in rulings in Taiwan’s favor, the office said.
