WTO框架下自然资源攻守战与中国法律对策研究——以举证责任为视角

中国政府近年来对经济结构、经济增长方式的调整,以及对资源政策的持续强化管制,引起世界广泛关注并引致贸易摩擦。2009年原材料案正是中外自然资源博弈的集中体现。由于WTO争端解决机构对该案裁决总体对中国不利,可能对中国资源政策调整和正当贸易权产生不利影响。本文从原材料案入手,先分析了专家组和上诉机构对该案裁决的主要内容;着重讨论WTO争端解决中重要的举证责任问题,结合自然资源贸易摩擦的特点,探讨中国今后的应对立场与法律对策。

The Sino-Foreign Battle for Natural Resources and Countermeasures of China in the WTO: From the Perspective of the Burden of Proof

In the recent years, the adjustments on the economic structure and methods of economic development of China, as well as the continuous strengthened regulations on the natural resources, have been of great concerns in the world. The Raw Materials Case of 2009 is the concentrated Sino-foreign battle for natural resources. The WTO dispute settlement body was unfavorable for China, which may lead to more unfavorable effects on the natural resources policy and legitimate trading rights of China. This article takes the Raw Materials Case as the example, analyzing the main points of the Panel Report and the Appellate Body Report, discussing the burden of proof in the WTO dispute settlement mechanism and the characteristics of disputes concerning natural resources, and providing the legitimate standpoints and countermeasures of China in the future.