I think people from some other cultures would respond differently. I think it would depend on the persons cultural and personal values. I think a person from a more community oriented culture would give more consideration to how the company is affected. A ready example would be the loyalty seen in small town America. Many consumers refuse to shop competitively in order to support their locally owned businesses.
2. I think it is a wise policy for the WTO to not become involved in punishing individual companies. The countries governments should be the ones to monitor the companies in their respective countries. It is the responsibility of the WTO to hold those sovereign countries responsible for any foul play on the part of those companies.
I think the WTO was not given authority to charge individual counties because the temptation to abuse such power in favor of one’s own country would be too great. It would be too easy for a corrupt government official to issue policies that favor there country at the expense of others.
3. Recent case: The EU vs China
In January 2011 China imposed anti-dumping duties on x-ray security scanners imported from the EU. The anti-dumping duties ranged from 33.5% to 71.8%. The EU believed there was no legal justification for the duties being imposed. It was believed that this was Chinas way of retaliating against the EU for imposing an anti-dumping duty on cargo scanners from China.
It was found by the WTO that the anti-dumping duties imposed by China violated the WTO’s