Jian Guan

Practice Areas

WTO and International Trade Law, China-US Economic and Trade Relations

Career

Dr. Guan is a managing partner of Beijing Globe-law Law Firm, who has over seventeen years’ experience in the field of WTO and international trade. Utilizing his expertise, Dr. Guan has represented the Chinese government and enterprises in a number of WTO dispute settlement cases and also participated in the process of legal review of RCEP text. Dr. Guan has, on behalf of relevant Chinese Chambers of Commerce, participated in many international economic and trade friction cases, including the US 301 investigation, special 301 investigation and WTO compliance review on China. Besides, Dr. Guan has also represented well-known Chinese enterprises in many trade remedy investigations initiated by, and led several research programs on export control and trade sanction compliance concerning, the European Union and the United States. Also, Dr. Guan has published more than 20 articles relating to WTO and international trade in domestic and foreign journals.

Professional Memberships

1.Member of the WIPO Independent Advisory Oversight Committee

2.Expert of Rule of law concerning foreign affairs of the Research Center of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law

3.“1000 Elite Lawyers in the field of law concerning foreign affairs” selected by the Ministry of Justice of People's Republic of China

4.“Leading lawyers in the field of law concerning foreign affairs”selected by China Lawyers Association

5.Expert of the National Overseas IPR Dispute Resolution Guidance Center

6.Committee member of the advisory committee of China (Yunnan) Pilot Free Trade Zone

7.Member of Economic and Trade Friction Advisory Committee of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade

8.The first batch of “Free Trade Agreement Trainers” in Hebei Province

9.Deputy Secretary General of WTO and Anti-dumping Profession Committee of Beijing Lawyers Association

10.Deputy Director of International Business research committee of Beijing Chaoyang Lawyers Association

11.The A-List China's Top 100 Lawyers 2018&2019&2020 of China Business Law Journal

12.Off-Campus Practice Mentor of Wuhan University, Nankai University, University of International Business and Economics and Jilin University

Publications

1.Analysis on the Effect of VAT Refund on Determination of Export Price in an Antidumping Investigation, China Trade Remedy, November 2006.

2.A Commentary on the Application of Due Diligence in an Antidumping Investigation, China Trade Remedy, Volume 10, 2007.

3.Research on India's Anti-dumping Review System, a subject of the Ministry of Commerce, responsible for Chapters 1-3, completed in March 2007.

4.A Commentary on the Law and Practice of Section 20 of Canadian SIMA (Special Import Measures Act), International Economic Law, August 2010.

5.Case Study of the Judicial Review by the Court of Justice of EU with regard to EU’s Anti-dumping measures against China, International Economic Law, January 2011.

6.Discussion on the Analytical Method for the Assessment of WTO Trade Compliance, International Trade, Issue 12, 2015.

7.Analysis and Comment on the Government Procurement Section of the TPP, China Trade Remedy, October 2015.

8.Analysis and Comment on the Trade Remedy Section of the TPP, LexisNexis Legal Database, November 2015.

9.The Market Economy is not a Protective Talisman for Chinese Exporting Enterprises, LexisNexis Legal Database, January 2016.

10.On the Expiration of Paragraph 15(a)(ii) of the China's Accession Protocol, a 2015 key project of the China Law Society WTO Research Council, which was concluded on November 30, 2016 and was rated as an outstanding project.

11.On the Solution to China’s Market Economy Status, International Trade, Issue 10, 2016.

12.On the Legal Effect of the Expiration of Article 15 of

13.the China's Accession Protocol, Journal of Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Issue 5, 2016.

14.The Genesis, Status and Suggestions on responding to China’s Market Economy Status Issue, Journal of WTO and China, December 2016.

15.The Non-market Economy Methodology shall be terminated after 2016, Global Trade and Customs Journal, Issue 1, 2017.

16.Analysis on Key Legal Issues Arising from the Trade Conflicts between US and China, Journal of WTO and China, Issue 8, 2018.

17.Analysis on Key Legal Issues Arising from the Trade Conflicts between US and China, Wuhan University International Law Review, Issue 3, 2018.

18.The Situations, Focuses and responsive Suggestions of WTO reformation, Wuhan University International Law Review, Issue 1, 2019.

19.A Commentary on the Law and Practice of Currency Manipulation, Economic and Trade Law Review, Issue 5, 2019.

20.The development and challenges of the WTO Appellate Body in 2018, Journal of International Economic Law, Issue 4, 2019.

21.A Commentary on EU's New Anti-dumping Methodology, Wuhan University International Law Review, Issue 5, 2019.

22.The study of legal issues in U.S.-China economic and trade conflicts, the 2018 key project of the China Law Society WTO Research Council, was completed on November 30, 2019.

23.The United States does not recognize the influence of China's status as a developing country in the economic and trade field, China Foreign Exchange, Issue 7, 2020.