U.S.-China trade policy facts

Five: Number of years China has been obligated to submit to the World Trade Organization (WTO) an annual notification of its subsidy policies

Zero: Number of such notifications China has submitted to the WTO

Nonexistent: Current U.S. deadline for Chinese submission of such notifications

"The Administration will ... [continue to put] pressure on the Chinese government to comply with its subsidy-related obligations under the WTO, including making a full WTO subsidies notification."—Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, February 2006Sources: U.S.-China Trade Relations: Entering a New Phase of Greater Accountability and Enforcement: Top-to-Bottom Review, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, February 2006; China's Subsidy Notification Expected Soon, U.S. Official Says, by Christopher S. Rugaber, Regulation & Law, Bureau of National Affairs, No. 65, April 5, 2006.