The panel of three adjudicators said the United
States asked for the suspension on June 3 and China agreed the
next day.
It was not clear if the suspension might signal a thawing of
trade relations between the United States and China ahead of a
possible meeting between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump
at a G20 summit in Japan later this month.
U.S. and Chinese officials did not immediately respond to
requests for comment, and the panel's statement did not disclose
any reason for suspension of the dispute, which Trump launched
in March last year as part of a broader battle with Beijing over
alleged theft of intellectual property.
Under WTO rules, a complainant in a trade dispute can ask for a
suspension at any time for up to 12 months.
(Reporting by Tom Miles; Editing by Stephanie Nebehay and Alison
Williams)
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