WTO Upholds Ruling Against China Media-Import Restrictions – Arts & Entertainment

online.wsj.com — "WTO officials rejected China's argument that a defense of its "public morals" gave it the right to impose laws such as an order obliging foreign firms to distribute media through a state-owned firm called China Film Group Corp."

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