Qian Wenjie
Senior Partner
Areas of practices

WTO and International Trade, Intellectual Property, Corporation Compliance,

Practice experience

In the field of international trade and WTO disputes, Dr. QIAN has represented the Government of China, exporting producers and Chambers of Commerce in a number of landmark trade investigations, such as the EU’s first anti-subsidy proceeding against China (Coated Fine Paper), China’s first WTO dispute against EU (DS397) and US first 337 investigation against steel products from China (investigation No. 337-TA-1002). 

In the EU Fasteners dispute (DS397), Dr. Qian acted as the legal counsel to MOFCOM, and the historic issue of “individual treatment” was settled in that case. As the result, EU amended the original Article 9.5 of its Basic Anti-Dumping Regulation on 3 September 2012, and the EU anti-dumping measures against fasteners from China was withdrawn on 27 February 2016. 

With regard to US 337 Section, in the investigation against steel products from China (investigation No. 337-Ta-1002), Dr. Qian represented a major Chinese steel enterprise as respondent and won all the claims in that case. Likewise, in the 337 investigation against High-Potency Sweeteners (337-TA-1030), she represented the biggest Chinese exporter and won the case.

Work experience

Dr. QIAN used to work for the Delegation of the European Commission to China for treaty negotiation and Science & Technology cooperation programs. Since February 2009, she worked as a lawyer in providing legal services of WTO and international trade, US Section 337 investigations, intellectual property and export control.

Educational background

PhD in Law, University of Glasgow, UK
LLB, Yunnan University, China

Social positions

Member of All China Bar Association

Member of Beijing Bar Association

Awards

2016-2023: ranked by Chambers and Partners in the field of WTO and International Trade;
2016-2022: ranked by Who's Who Legal, Global Leader for Trade & Customs;
2018: selected by the Ministry of Justice into the bank of national lawyers specialized in foreign-related legal affairs;
2015-2018: selected as the Outstanding Lawyer of Chaoyang District, Beijing


Representative cases
WTO dispute cases / Trade investigations on behalf of MOFCOM / Trade investigations on behalf of exporters and industries /
  • Represented the government of China (MOFCOM) in the EU fastener (China) dispute (DS397)

  • Represented the government of China (MOFCOM) in China X-ray scanners (EU) dispute (DS425)

  • Represented the government of China (MOFCOM) as a third party in the US Large Civil Aircraft (DS353)

  • Represented the government of China (MOFCOM) as a third party in Canada Measures Relating to the Feed-in Tariff Program (DS426).

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  • US anti-subsidy investigation against narrow woven ribbons from China: original investigation and review;

  • U.S. anti-subsidy investigation against OCTG from China;

  • U.S. countervailing duty investigation into beer kegs from China;

  • EU anti-subsidy investigation against on coated fine paper from China;

  • EU anti-subsidy investigation against truck bus tires from China;

  • India safeguard investigation against carbon black;

  • India safeguard investigation against passenger car tires.

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  • Represented Shougang Group in the US Steel 337 investigation

  • Represented Vitasweet in the US sweetener 337 investigation

  • Represented Kingdom Plastics, Walrus New Materials, Changxing Senda and other enterprises to respond to the US 337 investigation against luxury plastic flooring

  • Represented China National Petroleum Group in Canada anti-dumping investigation against OCTG and seamless steel pipes

  • Represented Shandong Yike in the Eurasian Economic Union’s anti-dumping investigation against galvanized steel from China

  • Represented Hunting Energy Services (Wuxi) Co., Ltd in the Eurasian Economic Union’s anti-dumping investigation against OCTG from China

  • Represented Tangshan Sanyou Chemical Group in Indian anti-dumping investigation against soda ash from China

  • Represented Shougang Group in Turkey anti-dumping investigation against hot-rolled steel from China

  • Represented Jinko Solar in the EU's anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations against solar panels from China

  • Represented China Iron and Steel Association in the Philippines safeguard investigations against galvanized sheet and galvanized zinc

  • Represented China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters (CCCMC) in the Vietnam anti-dumping investigation against pre-painted steel from China

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Thesis and books

A Lawyer’s Guide to Section 337 Investigations Before the U.S International Trade Commission (4th Edition), Law Press China, November 2022.
Retaliation of WTO Trade dispute DS437 (United States - Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products from China), Gaopeng Viewpoint, February 2022. 
“A Preliminary research into EU Carbon Tariff Policy”, Gaopeng Viewpoint, June 2021.
“Differential Treatment in Trade investigations”, China Forex, December 2018. 
“Responding Strategy against the EU's new anti-dumping regulations”, Chinese Lawyers, July 2018;
“US Export Control Regime and Compliance Measures - An Analysis of the ZTE Case”, China Forex, April 2017; 
“Price Undertakings: A Peaceful Way to Terminate Anti-Dumping Investigations against China”, Journal of International Trade and Arbitration Law, March 2016;
“Guide to Trade & Customs in China”, Getting the Deal Through, July 2015;
“Legal risks in China-Russia trade and investment”, China Forex, February 2015;
“US trade measures against tyres from China”, International Business Daily, July 2014;
"The Dilemma of China as Respondent to Anti-Subsidy Proceedings: A Study of the First EU Anti-Subsidy Investigation against China", Issue 4, Journal of World Trade, Volume 46 (2012).

Media interviews:
Expiration of ZTE “Compliance monitoring” period
Media interview on 23 March 2022
http://www.tjyun.com/system/2022/03/24/052458981.shtml 

Impact of Airbus subsidy dispute on US-EU trade friction
Media interview on 4 October 2019: 
http://www.xinhuanet.com/2019-10/04/c_1125071846.htm 

Retaliation of WTO trade dispute DS437 (United States - Countervailing Duty Measures on Certain Products from China)
Media interview on 20 August 2019: 
https://www.guancha.cn/economy/2019_08_20_514380.shtml 

Potential retaliation by U.S. against Europe due to Airbus subsidies
Media interview on 10 April 2019: 
https://finance.huanqiu.com/article/9CaKrnKjEW1 

US 337 investigation against steel products from China 
Media interview on 29 March 2018: 
http://trb.mofcom.gov.cn/article/zuixindt/201803/20180302725722.shtml 
Global Times interview on 22 March 2018: 
http://finance.huanqiu.com/chanjing/2018-03/11684279.html 
21 Century Finance interview on 23 March 2018: 
https://m.21jingji.com/article/20180322/herald/efc78924b7e7fdcde0d3adaec7ac9616.html   
 
US 232 investigation against China
Media interview on 6 March 2018:
http://chinawto.mofcom.gov.cn/article/dh/janghua/201803/20180302718160.shtml  

US anti-dumping investigation against aluminum alloy plate from China:
Media interview on 1 December 2017: 
http://trb.mofcom.gov.cn/article/zuixindt/201712/20171202679179.shtml 

US and EU non-market-economy approach against China:
Global Times interview on 30 November 2017: 
http://www.gupiaozhoukan.com/dp/2817.html  

US 301 investigation against China:
Media interview on 7 August 2017: 
http://trb.mofcom.gov.cn/article/zuixindt/201708/20170802622198.shtml 

China-EU Fastener WTO trade dispute (DS397):
Seminar held by MOFCOM specifically for the WTO trade disputes represented by the Gaopeng team: http://trb.mofcom.gov.cn/article/bzcsdcpx/201604/20160401289456.shtml 
Seminar held by Beijing Lawyer Association specifically for the WTO trade disputes represented by the Gaopeng team: http://www.shumeilaw.com/shanghai/falvxinwen/356.html 


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